international alcohol consumption*

AUSTRIA 9.9 No age restriction for buying alcohol.
BELGIUM 9.1 Ban on drinks over 6% A.B.V. in workplace.
BULGARIA 8.3 High levels of home produced and imported alcohol.
CROATIA 4.1 No T.V., radio, newspaper and billboard adverts.
CZECH REP. 9.2 Zero drink-drive limit.
DENMARK 10 96% of over 18s drink alcohol.
FINLAND 6.6 Strict restrictions on sale/ distribution of alcohol.
FRANCE 11.5 Consumption gradually falling.
GERMANY 12.1 92% of 15 year olds have tried alcohol.
GREECE 9.2 Consumption rising.
HUNGARY 10.2 25% of men classed as heavy drinkers.
ICELAND 3.3 Some consumption unrecorded.
IRELAND 8.3 25% of over 18's abstinent.
ITALY 8.6 81% drink frequently.
LUXEMB'RG 12.6 Consumption rising.
NETHERLANDS 7.9 Over 7% daily drinkers.
NORWAY 3.8 10% boys & 7% girls weekly drinkers.
POLAND 6.8 Considerable unrecorded illegal imports.
PORTUGAL 10.4 31% of adults abstinent.
ROMANIA 8 Consumption thought to be underestimated.
RUSSIAN FED. 4.9 Considerable unrecorded consumption.
SPAIN 10 Consumption falling.
SLOVAK REP. 9.7 Consumption falling.
SLOVENIA 9.3 Large amount of consumption unrecorded.
SWEDEN 5.3 94% of 15 year olds have tried alcohol.
SWITZERL'D 9.7 5% of boys are daily drinkers.
U.K. 7.3 27% of men drink over 21 units weekly.

*annual litres of pure alcohol consumed per head of population