• Japan: high-risk alcohol consumption rate by gender 2018

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As of November 2018, around 15 percent of male Japanese respondents were consuming an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases, while 8.7 percent of female respondents were consuming a high-risk amount of alcohol. Following the national health promotion plan announced in 2012, the Japanese government has been trying to reduce the high-risk alcohol consumption rate to 13 percent for men and 6.4 percent for women.

Share of people who consume an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases in Japan from 2009 to 2018, by gender

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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2009 to 2018; as of November of each year

Number of respondents

6,549 respondents

Age group

20 years and older

Special properties

3,498 female and 3,051 male respondents

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The source specified a person who consumes an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases as follows:
female consumers= 20 grams and more of daily alcohol intake
male consumers= 40 grams and more of daily alcohol intake

The survey was not conducted in 2013.

Sample size differs each year:
2017 n=6,586 (female 3,477, male 3,109)
2016 n=25,607 (female 13,805, male 11,802)
2015 n=7,058 (female 3,802, male 3,256)
2014 n=7,628 (female 4,066, male 3,562)
2012 n=30,103 (female 16,145, male 13,958)
2011 n=7,036 (female 3,810, male 3,226)
2010 n=7,873 (female 4,205, male 3,668)