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Culture > Food and drink > Alcohol Stats: compare key data on Greece & Turkey

Definitions

  • Alcohol consumed from > All drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually from legally and illegally produced alcohol, by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population.
  • Alcohol consumed from > Beer: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of beer, by the population above 14 years of age.
  • Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “unrecorded alcohol” by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population.
    “Unrecorded alcohol” is not taxed and is outside of governmental control. It includes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping. Data is collected through investigations and expert judgment.
  • Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of “recorded alcohol” by the population above 14 years of age. The consumption of tourists is excluded for countries with more tourists per year than resident population. “Recorded alcohol” is taxed and within governmental control. It excludes alcohol that is homemade (legally or illegally), smuggled or obtained through cross-border shopping.
  • Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually from beverages other than wine, beer and spirits, by the population above 14 years of age.
  • Alcohol consumed from > Spirits: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed annually in the form of spirits, by population above 14 years of age (excludes illegally produced spirits).
  • Alcohol consumed from > Wine: Average liters of pure alcohol consumed in the form of wine by population above 14 years of age.
  • Legal drinking age: Legal drinking age of African countries.
  • Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year: Alcohol consumption among adults (over 15 years) (litres of pure alcohol per year).
STAT Greece Turkey
Alcohol consumed from > All drinks 10.75
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Turkey
2.87
Ranked 141st.
Alcohol consumed from > Beer 2.2
Ranked 68th. 3 times more than Turkey
0.78
Ranked 115th.
Alcohol consumed from > Homemade and illegal drinks 1.8
Ranked 65th. 20% more than Turkey
1.5
Ranked 80th.
Alcohol consumed from > Legal sources 8.95
Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Turkey
1.37
Ranked 142nd.
Alcohol consumed from > Other alcoholic drinks 0.13
Ranked 60th.
0.0
Ranked 180th.
Alcohol consumed from > Spirits 2.38
Ranked 50th. 5 times more than Turkey
0.46
Ranked 116th.
Alcohol consumed from > Wine 4.51
Ranked 12th. 64 times more than Turkey
0.07
Ranked 118th.
Legal drinking age 18
Ranked 8th. The same as Turkey
18
Ranked 13th.
Litres of pure alcohol drunk per year 9.01
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than Turkey
1.37
Ranked 130th.

SOURCES: Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff.; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation, 2011. p. 273 ff. ; Global status report on alcohol and health, World Health Organisation. p. 273 ff. ; http://www.icap.org/Table/MinimumAgeLimitsWorldwide; World Health Organization. Source tables

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