national alcohol abstinence rates

The table below provides details on recorded alcohol abstinence rates in a number of European states.

COUNTRY

 RATE

IRELAND

 43 %

N. IRELAND

 34 %

POLAND

 19 %

AUSTRIA

17 %

NORWAY

 15 %

SWEDEN

 13 %

SWITZERLAND

 11 %

ENGLAND

 9 %

SCOTLAND

 9 %

BELGIUM

 5 %

DENMARK

 5 %

ITALY

 < 1 %

FRANCE

 < 1 %

SPAIN

 NO DATA