This statistic depicts the distribution of current alcohol drinkers, former drinkers, and lifetime abstainers worldwide in 2016, broken down by world region. In that year, nearly 95 percent of individuals aged 15 years and older living in the Eastern Mediterranean Region were lifetime abstainers of alcohol.
Distribution of current alcohol drinkers, former drinkers, and lifetime abstainers worldwide in 2016, by world region
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WHO. (September 21, 2018). Distribution of current alcohol drinkers, former drinkers, and lifetime abstainers worldwide in 2016, by world region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917303/global-alcohol-drinkers-abstainer-region/
WHO. "Distribution of current alcohol drinkers, former drinkers, and lifetime abstainers worldwide in 2016, by world region ." Chart. September 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917303/global-alcohol-drinkers-abstainer-region/
WHO. (2018). Distribution of current alcohol drinkers, former drinkers, and lifetime abstainers worldwide in 2016, by world region . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917303/global-alcohol-drinkers-abstainer-region/
WHO. "Distribution of Current Alcohol Drinkers, Former Drinkers, and Lifetime Abstainers Worldwide in 2016, by World Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917303/global-alcohol-drinkers-abstainer-region/
WHO, Distribution of current alcohol drinkers, former drinkers, and lifetime abstainers worldwide in 2016, by world region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917303/global-alcohol-drinkers-abstainer-region/ (last visited August 16, 2022)