Looking For a Good Pour: Hard Liquor Capitals Around The World
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- Category: Wine, Spirits, Epicurean
- Published on Thursday, 28 January 2016 09:42
- Written by Sabrina Perry
When it comes to alcohol consumption, people can get their fix in many ways. Between wine, beer and hard liquor, the various brands and types can seem endless. Given the long-standing history of alcohol, it’s no wonder people have been able to create so many varieties.
Most countries around the world consume alcohol, and many prefer one type over the other. Often times, this correlates to the type of alcohol that country produces. For example, France and Italy are two of the most wine-loving countries — their citizens drink the majority of their alcohol in the form of wine. However, some countries prefer beer, and many others prefer a shot of hard liquor.
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Also known as a distilled spirit, hard liquor has no added sugar and over 20 percent alcohol by volume. In the U.S., it also tends to be the drink of choice for underage binge-drinkers.
Using data from the World Health Organization, HealthGrove found the countries that drink the majority of their alcohol in the form of hard liquor and examined their respective binge-drinking rates. The percentage of binge-drinkers accounts for adults who have consumed six or more alcoholic beverages on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. If no data exists for these categories, it is not included.
#25. Laos
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 64.4%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 0%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 35.6%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 23.5%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 5.2%
#24. Republic of Moldova
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 64.5%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 5.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 30.4%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 49.1%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 16.5%
#23. Kazakhstan
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 65.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 3.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 31.8%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 14.7%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 1.3%
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#22. Grenada
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 66.2%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 4.3%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 29.3%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 7.6%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 4.9%
#21. Bosnia And Herzegovina
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 67.7%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 3.2%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 29.1%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 12.4%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 0.7%
#20. China
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 69.2%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 3%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 27.8%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 13.9%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 0.7%
#19. Mongolia
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 69.6%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 2.8%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 27.6%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 40.2%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 13.6%
#18. Djibouti
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 71.5%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 5.3%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 23.2%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 0.2%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 53.5%
#17. Thailand
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 72.6%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 0.4%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 27%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 2.3%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 0.1%
#16. Philippines
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 72.7%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 0.3%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 26.9%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 3.1%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 0.2%
#15. Kyrgyzstan
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 72.9%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 4.2%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 22.6%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 14.5%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 1.1%
#14. Tuvalu
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 74.5%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 15.5%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 10%
#13. Jordan
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 75.4%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 2.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 22.4%
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#12. Uzbekistan
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 75.4%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 6.3%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 18.3%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 20.4%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 0.4%
#11. Guyana
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 76.6%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 0.3%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 23%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 9.9%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 26.7%
#10. Cook Islands
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 77.4%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 22.6%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 0%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 0.1%
#9. Dominica
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 77.9%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 7.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 13.7%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 41.3%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 19.9%
#8. Qatar
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 84.6%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 13.9%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 1.2%
#7. Armenia
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 84.9%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 5.3%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 9.7%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 38.3%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 2.2%
#6. Sri Lanka
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 85.2%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 0.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 13%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 0.8%
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#5. United Arab Emirates
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 86.7%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 2.9%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 10.3%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 0.2%
The Emirate of Sharjah prohibits alcohol. However, given its relatively small population size within the United Arab Emirates, we still include the country as a whole.
#4. Liberia
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 88.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 10.8%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 18.9%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 4.7%
#3. Tajikistan
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 88.7%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 1.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 10.2%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 1.9%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 0.1%
#2. India
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 93.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 0.1%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 6.8%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 3.2%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 8.2%
A few states in India prohibit alcohol. However, given the large population size of the country as a whole, we still include it on this list.
#1. Haiti
Percent of Alcohol Consumption From Hard Alcohol: 99.6%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Wine: 0.2%
Percent of Alcohol Consumption from Beer: 0.2%
Percent of Males Who Binge-Drink: 9.4%
Percent of Females Who Binge-Drink: 3.2%
