Global Status Report on Alcohol (2004 ed.)

Estimates indicate that there are about 76 million people with diagnosed alcohol use disorders worldwide, resulting in a significant public health burden.

This report reviews the current situation regarding alcohol consumption and drinking patterns among various population groups at global, regional and national levels, examines the public health implications in relation to alcohol-related injury and disease, and considers health policy options.

The report updates the analysis of the first status report published in 1999 (available below), and it includes a CD-ROM with individual country profiles for all Member States for which sufficient data were available, with a range of indicators including per capita consumption, prevalence and drinking patterns, and the social and economic costs of alcohol abuse.