This statistic depicts the percentage of deaths globally attributable to alcohol consumption as of 2016, by WHO region. In that year, in the European region 10.1 percent of deaths were attributable to alcohol consumption.
Percentage of global deaths attributable to alcohol consumption in 2016, by WHO region
Characteristic
Percentage of deaths
Eastern Mediterranean region
0.7%
Western Pacific region
4.1%
South-East Asia region
4.6%
African region
5.1%
Region of the Americas
5.5%
European region
10.1%
World
5.3%
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