15 countries that drink the most alcohol
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Recently, the World Health Organisation released a comprehensive report on the global status of alcohol, in order to help countries combat the harmful use of alcohol and avoid negative health and social consequences.
It has also ranked countries based on consumption of alcohol.
So, let's take a look at the 15 nations that drink the most.
Image: People wearing traditional Bavarian clothes toast with beer during the opening day of the Oktoberfest in Munich.
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1. Moldova
Per capita alcohol consumption: 18.22 litres
Recorded consumption: 8.22 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 10.00 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 4.57 litres
Wine: 4.67 litres
Spirits: 4.42 litres
Other: 0.00 litres
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Image: A man crosses the street in the rain in Chisinau, Moldova.
Photographs: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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2. Czech Republic
Per capita alcohol consumption: 16.45 litres
Recorded consumption: 14.97 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 1.48 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 8.51 litres
Wine: 2.33 litres
Spirits: 3.59 litres
Other: 0.39 litres
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Image: People enjoy a sunny day in a park in Prague.
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3. Hungary
Per capita alcohol consumption: 16.27 litres
Recorded consumption: 12.27 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 4.00 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 4.42 litres
Wine: 4.94 litres
Spirits: 3.02 litres
Other: 0.14 litres
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Image: Men hold onto a girl as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Holloko, 100km east of Budapest.
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4. Russia
Per capita alcohol consumption: 15.76 litres
Recorded consumption: 11.03 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 4.73 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 3.65 litres
Wine: 0.10 litres
Spirits: 6.88 litres
Other: 0.34 litres
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Image: People celebrate New Year's Day on an ice rink in Red Square in Moscow.
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5. Ukraine
Per capita alcohol consumption: 15.60 litres
Recorded consumption: 8.10 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 7.50 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 2.69 litres
Wine: 0.58 litres
Spirits: 5.21 litres
Other: 0.02 litres
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Image: People walk in front Kiev's Opera in downtown Kiev.
Photographs: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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6. Estonia
Per capita alcohol consumption: 15.57 litres
Recorded consumption: 13.77 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 1.80 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 5.53 litres
Wine: 1.09 litres
Spirits: 9.19 litres
Other: 0.43 litres
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Image: Tourists gather at the City Hall square in Tallinn.
Photographs: Ints Kalnins/Reuters
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7. Andorra
Per capita alcohol consumption: 15.48 litres
Recorded consumption: 14.08 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 1.40 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 3.93 litres
Wine: 5.69 litres
Spirits: 3.14 litres
Other: 0.00 litres
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Image: Susanne Georgi of Andorra performs during rehearsals for the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow.
Photographs: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
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8. Romania
Per capita alcohol consumption: 15.30 litres
Recorded consumption: 11.30 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 4.00 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 4.07 litres
Wine: 2.33 litres
Spirits: 4.14 litres
Other: 0.00 litres
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Image: A man sleeps at the table as others wait for the sun to rise in the village of Vama Veche, 300km east of Bucharest.
Photographs: Mihai Barbu/Reuters
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9. Belarus
Per capita alcohol consumption: 15.13 litres
Recorded consumption: 11.22
Unrecorded consumption: 3.91
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 1.84 litres
Wine: 0.80 litres
Spirits: 4.08 litres
Other: 2.67 litres
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Image: A tourist crosses a river in a suburb of the city of Gomel, some 320km southeast of Minsk.
Photographs: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
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10. Croatia
Per capita alcohol consumption: 15.11 litres
Recorded consumption: 12.61 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 2.50 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 4.66 litres
Wine: 5.80 litres
Spirits: 1.91 litres
Other: 0.14 litres
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Image: A view of the town of Dubrovnik, Croatia's most popular Adriatic destination.
Photographs: Nikola Solic/Reuters
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11. South Korea
Per capita alcohol consumption: 14.80 litres
Recorded consumption: 11.80 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 3.00 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 2.14 litres
Wine: 0.06 litres
Spirits: 9.57 litres
Other: 0.04 litres
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Image: A general view shows part of central Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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12. Portugal
Per capita alcohol consumption: 14.55 litres
Recorded consumption: 14.55 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 2.10 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 3.75 litres
Wine: 6.65 litres
Spirits: 1.27 litres
Other: 0.51 litres
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Image: Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
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13. Ireland
Per capita alcohol consumption: 14.41 litres
Recorded consumption: 13.41
Unrecorded consumption: 1.00
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 7.04 litres
Wine: 2.75 litres
Spirits: 2.51 litres
Other: 1.09 litres
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Image: People hang around outside a bar in the Temple Bar area of central Dublin.
Photographs: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters
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14. France
Per capita alcohol consumption: 13.66 litres
Recorded consumption: 13.30 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 0.36 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 2.31 litres
Wine: 8.14 litres
Spirits: 2.62 litres
Other: 0.17 litres
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Image: View of rooftops and the Montmartre's Sacre Coeur Basilica in Paris.
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15. United Kingdom
Per capita alcohol consumption: 13.37 litres
Recorded consumption: 11.67 litres
Unrecorded consumption: 1.70 litres
Per capita consumption by type (recorded)
Beer: 4.93 litres
Wine: 3.53 litres
Spirits: 2.41 litres
Other: 0.67 litres
Image: Pedestrians cross the Millenium Bridge spanning the Thames River in London.
Photographs: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
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