Table 1.
Mean Number of Standard Drinks Per Day For Each WHO Drinking Risk Level, Across Countries
| Mean number of drinks per day consumed at each WHO risk level, using standard drink equivalency (grams per standard drink) for each country1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHO Risk Drinking Level | Sex | Mean grams of ETOH consumed per day | U.S. 14 grams |
UK 8 grams |
France 10 grams |
Germany 12 grams |
Netherlands 10 grams |
| Very High | Men | >100 | > 7.1 | >12.5 | > 10 | > 8.3 | > 10 |
| Women | > 60 | > 4.3 | >7.5 | > 6 | > 5 | > 6 | |
| High | Men | 60–100 | 4.3–7.1 | 7.5–12.5 | 6–10 | 5–8.3 | 6–10 |
| Women | 40–60 | 2.9–4.3 | 5–7.5 | 4–6 | 3.3–5 | 4–6 | |
| Moderate | Men | 40–60 | 2.9–4.3 | 5–7.5 | 4–6 | 3.3–5 | 4–6 |
| Women | 20–40 | 1.4–2.9 | 2.5–5 | 2–4 | 1.7–3.3 | 2–4 | |
| Low | Men | 1–40 | < 2.9 | < 5 | < 4 | < 3.3 | < 4 |
| Women | 1–20 | < 1.4 | < 2.5 | < 2 | < 1.7 | < 2 | |
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Columns show number of standard drinks at each WHO risk drinking level for each country. Number of drinks = mean grams of ETOH consumed per day divided by the number of grams in a standard alcoholic drink in each country shown