Health issues brewing as tippling takes off

Per capita alcohol consumption in China soared by almost 76 percent between 2005 and 2016, causing increasing health consequences, according to a report by the World Health Organization.

In contrast to China and India, consumption of alcohol in many other countries remained stable or declined during the period, according to the Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018.

Global per capita consumption of the alcohol content in beverages stood at 6.4 liters in 2016, the same level as in 2010. Europe had the highest per capita consumption in the world, even though its per capita consumption decreased by more than 10 percent since 2010, according to the report.