Heavy drinking among alcohol drinkers in South Korea 2019, by age group

Published by Nina Jobst, Jul 14, 2021

In 2019, a survey found that around 15.3 percent of alcohol drinkers in their forties were heavy drinkers. The same survey found that around 75.5 percent of surveyed South Korean aged 19 and above stated that they were drinking alcohol.

High-risk drinking among alcohol drinkers in South Korea in 2019, by age group

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

South Korea

Survey time period

2019

Number of respondents

6,195 respondents (2,746 male respondents and 3,449 female respondents)

Age group

19 years and older

Special properties

among respondents who had at least one drink within the previous year

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

Definition by source: "This is defined as the percentage of persons who responded that they drank more than seven glasses (or about five cans of beer) in one drinking session in the case of males and five glasses (or about three cans of beer) in the case of females more than twice a week among the persons who have drunk alcohol in the last year (365 days)."