European Commission's Eurostat Releases Alcohol Consumption Statistics For Ireland For 2019

By Dave Simpson
European Commission's Eurostat Releases Alcohol Consumption Statistics For Ireland For 2019

New figures from the European Commission's Eurostat show have revealed that in 2019 2.4% of Ireland's adult population consumed alcohol daily, 39.3% consumed alcohol weekly, 22.9% consumed alcohol monthly and 22.6% did not consume any alcohol.

Across the EU as a whole, 8.4% of the union's adult population consumed alcohol daily, 28.8% consumed alcohol weekly, 22.8% consumed alcohol monthly and 26.2% did not consume any alcohol.

Daily, Weekly And Monthly Consumption Statistics

The age group that consumed the lowest amount of alcohol daily in Ireland was 25-34 at 1.0% and the gender group that consumed the lowest amount of alcohol daily was females aged 35-44 at 0.4%.

The age group that consumed the highest amount of alcohol daily in Ireland was 75+ at 7% and the gender group that consumed the highest amount alcohol daily was males at 12.2%. The female age group that consumed the highest amount of alcohol daily was 65-74 at 3.4%.

32.6% of individuals aged 75+ did not never drank alcohol.

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The age group that consumed the highest amount of alcohol weekly in Ireland was 55-64 at 46.5% and the gender group that consumed the highest amount alcohol daily was males aged 55-64 at 53.9%. The female age group that consumed the highest amount of alcohol weekly was 45-54 at 44.1%.

The gender group that consumed the highest amount alcohol monthly in Ireland was males aged 20-24. The female age group that consumed the highest amount of alcohol monthly was 25-34 at 32.7%.

Heavy Episodic Drinking Statistics

On Eurostat's list of the prevalence of heavy episodic drinking at least once a month in the EU and its member countries, Ireland was ranked sixth, with 24% of Ireland's adult population reporting engaging in heavy episodic drinking at least once a month.

The age and gender group that engaged in heavy episodic drinking at least once a month the most in Ireland was males aged 35-34. The age and gender group that engaged in heavy episodic drinking in Ireland at least once month the least was females aged 75+.

The age and gender group that engaged in heavy episodic drinking the most weekly in Ireland was males aged 65-74 at 8.2%.

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Consuming the equivalent of more than 60g of pure ethanol on a single occasion is considered heavy episodic drinking.

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