The attitude to alcohol varies greatly in different countries - in some it is generally not customary to drink more glasses "for the company", in others - "beer without vodka is a waste of money." But in any case, alcohol poses a serious threat to the health of entire nations, and the World Health Organization always takes such statistics seriously and this year once again published a report on the status of alcohol in the world. Including from the report, one can single out the rating of the most drinking countries, which is based on the average annual consumption of pure alcohol per capita.
10. Croatia
A huge number of festivals take place in Croatia every year: the Cartoon Festival, the International Puppet Theater Festival, the International Folklore Festival, the Zagreb Summer Festival and many, many others. Isn't this one of the reasons that Croatia got into the top ten drinking countries? :) Per capita in this country, 15.11 liters of pure alcohol are consumed annually, including beer: 6.66 liters.
9. Belarus
There are a lot of countries of the former USSR in the rating, and Belarus is one of them. According to the human development index from the UN report, Belarus is in 52nd place out of 182 countries. Nevertheless, in this country, 15.13 liters of alcohol are drunk per person, while an interesting feature is that 1.84 liters of beer are consumed, and three times more alcoholic drinks - 4.08 liters.
8. Romania
This small country (78th in the world in terms of area) with a population of 21 million people. is in 50th place in the human development index, and for each of 21 million there are 15.30 liters of alcohol per year. The ratio of consumption of beer and spirits in the country is approximately the same - 4.07 and 4.14 liters, respectively.
7. Andorra
The dwarf principality, located between France and Spain, celebrates its national holiday - the day of Our Lady of Meritschell - on September 8, according to the human development index it is in 30th place. The population of this country is only 91 thousand people, but they drink a lot - 15.48 liters for each per year. The consumption of beer and spirits is roughly correlated - 3.93 and 3.14 liters, respectively.
6. Estonia
The country in Northern Europe is famous for its slowness, but it is ranked 34th in the Human Development Index. Each of the 1.3 million inhabitants drinks an average of 15.57 liters of alcohol, from beer - 5.53 liters, and twice as much spirits - 9.19 liters.
5.Ukraine
One of the former republics of the USSR, which has often appeared in the news lately, ranks 69th in the ranking according to the human development index. On average, every resident of Ukraine drinks 15.60 liters of alcohol per year, while mostly abusing mostly strong drinks - 5.21 liters per year per capita, but beer is not popular in the country - 2.69 liters per person.
4. Russia
Perhaps the most popular in the world community for alcohol abuse, "a bottle of vodka and a hat with earflaps" is a standard stereotype of a Russian man. However, Russia did not even make it into the top three, although vodka rating has long been compiled, but in the ranking of the human development index, Russia is only in 65th place. At the same time, alcohol consumption per capita is 15.76 liters, and spirits are especially popular - 6.88 liters per person per year.
3. Hungary
The country in Central Europe celebrates its main public holiday - St. Stephen's Day - on August 20. It is in 5th place in the number of suicides per 100 thousand people, and in the ranking according to the human development index - in 36th place. The total alcohol consumption in this country is 16.27 liters per person per year.
2. Czech Republic
The capital of the Czechs - Prague - is also known as the capital of beer, hence the large consumption of this drink - 8.51 liters per year per person. According to the human development index, the country is on the 28th place, which is the highest among the countries present in the ranking. However, alcohol consumption of 16.45 liters per person per year gave the country a silver medal in the ranking of the most drinking countries.
1.Moldova
It's hard to explain how this small country with an area of 33,846 km2? became a leader the ranking of the most drinking countries, but perhaps the fact is that the country ranks only 99th in the human development index. Whatever the reason, but on average, each of the 3.5 million people of the country's population drinks 18.22 liters per year. An interesting fact is that of these 18 liters, only 8.22 liters is the official consumption, i.e. alcohol purchased from licensed stores. The remaining 10 liters were produced and purchased in clandestine workshops.