In 2018, it was estimated that 9.7 percent of Belgians, aged 15 to 64 years old, consumed alcohol on a daily basis. Although a drop in consumption occurred from 2013 to 2018, the daily consumption of alcohol was on the rise from 1997 to 2013. In 2013, the share of Belgians who drank alcohol every day reached 14.2 percent.
Share of the Belgian population who consumed alcohol every day in a given year from 1997 to 2018
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Sciensano. (October 1, 2019). Share of the Belgian population who consumed alcohol every day in a given year from 1997 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124337/alcohol-daily-consumption-population-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of the Belgian population who consumed alcohol every day in a given year from 1997 to 2018." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124337/alcohol-daily-consumption-population-belgium/
Sciensano. (2019). Share of the Belgian population who consumed alcohol every day in a given year from 1997 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124337/alcohol-daily-consumption-population-belgium/
Sciensano. "Share of The Belgian Population Who Consumed Alcohol Every Day in a given Year from 1997 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124337/alcohol-daily-consumption-population-belgium/
Sciensano, Share of the Belgian population who consumed alcohol every day in a given year from 1997 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124337/alcohol-daily-consumption-population-belgium/ (last visited December 09, 2023)
Share of the Belgian population who consumed alcohol every day in a given year from 1997 to 2018 [Graph], Sciensano, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124337/alcohol-daily-consumption-population-belgium/