ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION VS DEATHS

According to one Russian scientist his country leads the world in Alcohol related deaths. Why would he say that if it were not true? Many other countries have Alcohol problems as severe as Russia's, so why isn't this reflected in the world rankings? See how your country ranks in the chart below...
The international standard for cause of death data is ICD-10. Without standardization cross cultural comparisons could not be made. But when it comes to ranking death rates for Alcohol the process appears to favor some countries over others in the world rankings. The ICD-10 code doesn't measure what you and I think of as a death caused by alcohol, it measures Alcohol Abuse Disorders, which includes everything from violence to heart disease. There is little doubt expanding how we measure the role Alcohol plays in our lives is a good thing, but the countries that follow the reporting rules shouldn't pay the price for those who don't, especially for something like Alcohol. Leading the world in Alcohol related deaths is embarrassing. It strikes at the "heart and soul" of a country's reputation. Several countries appear to rank higher than they deserve because they didn't make adjustments to their data to protect their image. In order to have meaningful international standards everyone must play by the same rules. If Alcohol is a disease of the body then where does the chain of abuse begin if not with consumption?
High consumption does not automatically mean high death rates, how the alcohol is consumed is a factor. The consumption data below includes WHO recorded and unrecorded consumption which is seldom published, but is far more accurate. Anyone who believes El Salvador has a more severe Alcohol problem than Russia just isn't paying attention. More about Russia's alcohol problem here: Russia's Poison Problem
Country alcohol consumption measured in liters of pure ethyl alcohol per capita in a given year. Death rate is per 100,000 population. Latest WHO Data.
  Consumption 
Country Rank Liters



Moldova 1 18.2
Czech Republic 2 16.5
Hungary 3 16.3
Russia 4 15.8
Ukraine 5 15.6
Estonia 6 15.6
Andorra 7 15.5
Romania 8 15.3
Slovenia 9 15.2
Belarus 10 15.1
Croatia 11 15.1
Lithuania 12 15.0
South Korea 13 14.8
Portugal 14 14.6
Ireland 15 14.4
France 16 13.7
Denmark 17 13.4
United Kingdom 18 13.4
Slovakia 19 13.3
Poland 20 13.3
Netherlands 21 13.3
Austria 22 13.2
Luxembourg 23 13.0
Germany 24 12.8
Finland 25 12.5
Latvia 26 12.5
Bulgaria 27 12.4
Nigeria 28 12.3
Uganda 29 11.9
Saint Lucia 30 11.9
Spain 31 11.6
Armenia 32 11.4
Serbia/Monten 33 11.1
Switzerland 34 11.1
Kazakhstan 35 11.0
Belgium 36 10.8
Greece 37 10.8
Italy 38 10.7
Azerbaijan 39 10.6
Seychelles 40 10.6
Grenada 41 10.4
Sweden 42 10.3
Palau 43 10.1
Australia 44 10.0
Argentina 45 10.0
Niue 46 9.9
Rwanda 47 9.8
Canada 48 9.8
Sierra Leone 49 9.7
Bosnia/Herzeg 50 9.6
New Zealand 51 9.6
Namibia 52 9.6
Guyana 53 9.5
Nepal 54 9.5
Burundi 55 9.5
South Africa 56 9.5
United States 57 9.4
St. Kitts 58 9.4
Ecuador 59 9.4
Gabon 60 9.3
Cyprus 61 9.3
Brazil 62 9.2
Bahamas 63 8.8
Sao Tome 64 8.7
Chile 65 8.6
Yugoslavia 66 8.5
Mexico 67 8.4
Venezuela 68 8.2
Uruguay 69 8.1
Japan 70 8.0
Botswana 71 8.0
Paraguay 72 7.9
Dominica 73 7.8
Norway 74 7.8
Cameroon 75 7.6
Antigua/Bar. 76 7.2
Thailand 77 7.1
Burkina Faso 78 7.0
Barbados 79 6.9
Peru 80 6.9
Panama 81 6.9
Tanzania 82 6.8
Laos 83 6.7
Albania 84 6.7
Haiti 85 6.6
Cote d Ivoire 86 6.5
Dominican Rep 87 6.4
Georgia 88 6.4
Philippines 89 6.4
Iceland 90 6.3
Trinidad/Tob. 91 6.3
Colombia 92 6.2
Suriname 93 6.1
Equ. Guinea 94 6.1
Belize 95 6.1
China 96 5.9
Swaziland 97 5.7
Lesotho 98 5.6
Costa Rica 99 5.6
Cuba 100 5.5
Micronesia 101 5.5
Saint Vincent 102 5.4
Angola 103 5.4
Nicaragua 104 5.4
Bolivia 105 5.1
Kyrgyzstan 106 5.1
Zimbabwe 107 5.1
Liberia 108 5.1
Jamaica 109 5.0
Cape Verde 110 5.0
Nauru 111 4.8
Samoa 112 4.8
Cambodia 113 4.8
Turkmenistan 114 4.6
Honduras 115 4.5
Chad 116 4.4
Malta 117 4.3
Congo 118 4.2
Kenya 119 4.1
Guatemala 120 4.0
Ethiopia 121 4.0
Zambia 122 3.9
Tonga 123 3.8
Viet Nam 124 3.8
Mauritius 125 3.7
Kiribati 126 3.7
Cook Islands 127 3.7
Guinea-Bissau 128 3.7
Bahrain 129 3.7
El Salvador 130 3.6
Uzbekistan 131 3.5
North Korea 132 3.5
New Guinea 133 3.5
Tajikistan 134 3.4
Gambia 135 3.4
Central Africa 136 3.4
Rep Of Congo 137 3.3
Malawi 138 3.2
Ghana 139 3.0
Israel 140 2.9
Djibouti 141 2.9
Mozambique 142 2.6
Tuvalu 143 2.4
Fiji 144 2.4
Iraq 145 2.4
Sudan 146 2.4
Lebanon 147 2.2
Benin 148 2.2
Brunei 149 2.0
Togo 150 2.0
Turkey 151 1.9
Mongolia 152 1.7
Solomon Isl. 153 1.7
Singapore 154 1.6
Eritrea 155 1.5
Morocco 156 1.5
Syria 157 1.4
Madagascar 158 1.3
Tunisia 159 1.3
Qatar 160 1.3
Mali 161 1.0
Iran 162 1.0
Algeria 163 1.0
Oman 164 0.9
Vanuatu 165 0.9
Timor-Leste 166 0.9
Malaysia 167 0.8
Sri Lanka 168 0.8
Comoros 169 0.8
India 170 0.8
Jordan 171 0.7
Senegal 172 0.6
Indonesia 173 0.6
Myanmar 174 0.6
Bhutan 175 0.6
Arab Emirates 176 0.5
Afghanistan 177 0.5
Egypt 178 0.4
Guinea 179 0.4
Niger 180 0.3
Saudi Arabia 181 0.3
Bangladesh 182 0.2
Kuwait 183 0.2
Libya 184 0.1
Mauritania 185 0.1
Somalia 186 0.1
Pakistan 187 0.1
Yemen 188 0.0
 
  Deaths
Country Rank Rate



El Salvador 1 25.1
Guatemala 2 16.4
Honduras 3 12.9
Denmark 4 9.9
Nicaragua 5 9.2
Estonia 6 9.2
Haiti 7 8.6
Saint Vincent 8 6.5
Turkmenistan 9 6.1
Mauritius 10 5.9
St. Kitts 11 5.6
Saint Lucia 12 5.2
Brazil 13 4.7
Poland 14 4.5
Seychelles 15 4.2
Croatia 16 4.1
France 17 4.0
Dominica 18 4.0
Ecuador 19 3.9
Germany 20 3.9
Ukraine 21 3.8
Sri Lanka 22 3.8
Moldova 23 3.6
Slovenia 24 3.5
Austria 25 3.4
Belarus 26 3.2
Latvia 27 3.1
Kazakhstan 28 3.0
Bahamas 29 2.9
Hungary 30 2.9
Norway 31 2.8
Serbia/Monten 32 2.8
Luxembourg 33 2.8
Grenada 34 2.7
Russia 35 2.7
Monaco 36 2.4
Ghana 37 2.2
Cuba 38 2.2
Sweden 39 2.1
Belgium 40 2.1
Finland 41 2.0
Switzerland 42 1.8
South Korea 43 1.8
Kyrgyzstan 44 1.8
Argentina 45 1.7
Thailand 46 1.7
Chile 47 1.7
Guyana 48 1.6
United States 49 1.6
Swaziland 50 1.6
Canada 51 1.6
Namibia 52 1.5
Malawi 53 1.5
Azerbaijan 54 1.5
Bolivia 55 1.5
Somalia 56 1.4
Yugoslavia 57 1.4
Trinidad/Tob. 58 1.4
Lebanon 59 1.3
Czech Republic 60 1.3
Cambodia 61 1.3
Cote d Ivoire 62 1.3
Belize 63 1.2
Sudan 64 1.2
Iceland 65 1.2
Dominican Rep 66 1.2
Zambia 67 1.2
Guinea 68 1.1
Mozambique 69 1.1
Uganda 70 1.1
Barbados 71 1.1
Antigua/Bar. 72 1.1
Armenia 73 1.1
Portugal 74 1.1
Suriname 75 1.1
United Kingdom 76 1.1
Bhutan 77 1.1
Uruguay 78 1.1
Tunisia 79 1.1
South Africa 80 1.1
Arab Emirates 81 1.0
Philippines 82 1.0
Indonesia 83 1.0
Lesotho 84 1.0
New Guinea 85 1.0
Laos 86 1.0
Ethiopia 87 1.0
Guinea-Bissau 88 1.0
Congo 89 1.0
Bangladesh 90 1.0
Lithuania 91 1.0
Cameroon 92 0.9
Equ. Guinea 93 0.9
Central Africa 94 0.9
Chad 95 0.9
Mexico 96 0.9
Nauru 97 0.9
Burkina Faso 98 0.9
Angola 99 0.9
Sao Tome 100 0.9
Australia 101 0.9
Ireland 102 0.9
Netherlands 103 0.9
India 104 0.9
Benin 105 0.8
Rep Of Congo 106 0.8
Sierra Leone 107 0.8
Tanzania 108 0.8
Nigeria 109 0.8
Comoros 110 0.8
Burundi 111 0.8
Mauritania 112 0.8
Malaysia 113 0.8
Myanmar 114 0.7
Romania 115 0.7
Nepal 116 0.7
Gambia 117 0.7
Liberia 118 0.7
Kenya 119 0.7
Gabon 120 0.7
Mongolia 121 0.7
Mali 122 0.7
Cape Verde 123 0.7
Botswana 124 0.7
Togo 125 0.7
Bahrain 126 0.7
Eritrea 127 0.7
North Korea 128 0.6
Peru 129 0.6
Rwanda 130 0.6
Madagascar 131 0.6
Timor-Leste 132 0.6
China 133 0.6
Viet Nam 134 0.6
Senegal 135 0.6
Tajikistan 136 0.6
Syria 137 0.5
Morocco 138 0.5
Niger 139 0.5
Paraguay 140 0.5
Afghanistan 141 0.5
Zimbabwe 142 0.5
Costa Rica 143 0.5
Andorra 144 0.4
Algeria 145 0.4
Saudi Arabia 146 0.4
Israel 147 0.4
Oman 148 0.4
Pakistan 149 0.4
Yemen 150 0.4
Spain 151 0.4
Malta 152 0.4
Uzbekistan 153 0.4
Egypt 154 0.4
New Zealand 155 0.3
Cyprus 156 0.3
Georgia 157 0.3
Marshall Isl. 158 0.3
Bulgaria 159 0.3
Panama 160 0.3
Venezuela 161 0.3
Greece 162 0.3
Italy 163 0.2
Niue 164 0.2
Fiji 165 0.2
Japan 166 0.2
Bosnia/Herzeg 167 0.1
Albania 168 0.1
Tuvalu 169 0.1
Samoa 170 0.1
Iraq 171 0.1
Palau 172 0.1
Djibouti 173 0.1
Micronesia 174 0.1
Vanuatu 175 0.1
Jamaica 176 0.1
Tonga 177 0.1
Solomon Isl. 178 0.1
Cook Islands 179 0.1
Libya N/A N/A
Kuwait N/A N/A
Colombia N/A N/A
Iran N/A N/A
San Marino N/A N/A
Turkey N/A N/A
Maldives N/A N/A
Brunei N/A N/A
Jordan N/A N/A
Singapore N/A N/A
Slovakia N/A N/A
Kiribati N/A N/A
Qatar N/A N/A