The Drunkest Countries In the World

The United States of America doesn't even come close to making the list of the drunkest countries in the world. The USA ranks 57th on the list, according to statistics gathered by the World Health Organization.

The "Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2011," which was released by the WHO on February 11, lists alcohol consumption statistics for every country on the planet, not only examining how much is consumed, but breaking down what types of alcohol different countries consume.

Check out the WHO report to find out more about individual nations.

The drunkest nation in the world might not be the one you expect, but it's ahead by almost 3 liters. Many of the top 25 are European nations, showing that the drunkest nations aren't necessarily the most impoverished. Spain, Russia, the UK, and Finland all made the Top 25.

The graphic below gives some perspective on where the greatest amounts of alcohol per capita, and the top 25 drunkest nations (ranked in order of most litres of pure alcohol consumed per capita) can be seen in the following slideshow.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/17/drunkest-countries-in-the-world_n_824757.html#s242021&title=25_Bulgaria_

the 25 drunkest countries in the world are in Europe. Oooopppps ....


Cheers!!! Prost!! Nastrovje!!!!!!!!!! :beer:

Many Asians don't metabolize alcohol well, so I'd love to know what the story is there.

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a sweet potato-based spirit that's a little stronger than a liqueur -- but just as easy to knock back. Any Korean market worth its bulgogi will have a shelf of the stuff.

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D'oh! :dunce:

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These are very interesting.

Tally-ho!

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And how did we reach these heights?

Alcohol is relatively inexpensive in Estonia, so people from all over Europe - particularly Finland and the UK, go there for drunken weekends. For the Finns it's just a one-hour ferry ride to Tallinn, Estonia's capital.

Finns are closely related to Estonians. Last time I was in Estonia I asked my cousin how they managed to tell the Finns from the Estonians. She replied that the Finns were easy to recognize because they were the ones staggering around at 10 a.m. carrying a full super-size plastic container of beer in each hand. Oh.

and happened to visit the hard currency store in Leningrad.

He was buying something when he heard a commotion at the entrance and a crowd of pushing, shoving, shouting people piling off a bus.

"Bozhe moi, Finniy!" groaned the salesclerk. "Oh my God, Finns!"

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afinkso!

Just a guess!

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unopen. i keep forgetting to drink.

rollin eyes.

i need a reminder to be a drunk.

i only drink when family comes over.