Europe Has The Highest Amount of Alcohol Consumption

 

The World Health Organization earlier this year reported that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption. This could have serious implications related to public health. Europe consumes the highest amount of alcohol in the world. The data from the WHO states that the average European consumes about 9.5 litres. The demographic analysis started at ages 15 and up. The overconsumption of alcohol can have negative health outcomes. Recently, the WHO has called attention to the link with certain cancers. The throat, mouth, esophagus, and breasts could be vulnerable to cancer due to overconsumption of alcohol. The European health report noted that total alcohol consumption decreased between 2000 and 2019. The data also revealed that men tend to drink more than women. The largest sex related gap can be seen in Spain and Portugal. The countries with the highest amount of consumption included the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Moldova, Lithuania, Ireland, Spain, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, and Romania( all were measured in per capita ). The lowest age demographic for consumption was between the ages 15 to 24. The report noticed as people got older the more alcohol consumption increased. No reason was provided about this connection with age and amount of  drinking. The reason some might drink heavily is due to stress or episodes of depression. Seeing as this is being done in advanced age, it could strain  the healthcare system. The potential public health crisis will be more gradual. The only means of stopping this is updating labelling. The full lists of the potential risks should be made public. The WHO estimates 1,000,000 perished from alcohol related  health issues. The data was only from the countries of the Europe. Union. Providing knowledge to the public can be a  a preemptive measure to prevent a major  health crisis.  The WHO declaration was too slow in coming to the conclusion about amount of  safe alcohol consumption. Updating warning labels and encouraging people to reduce their drinking are useful solutions.