GROWING CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL
The growing consumption of alcohol across various regions of Europe and the Americas is likely to increase the demand for potable alcohol which in turn is likely to boost its market growth in the upcoming years. As a part of this, according to the European Union, in 2019, 8.4% of the adult population in the EU drank alcohol every day, 28.8% drank it once a week, 22.8% drank it once a month, and 26.2% never drank alcohol or hadn't in the previous 12 months. It has been discovered that daily alcohol consumption rises with age.
The age group of 15 to 24 recorded the lowest proportion of daily alcohol use (1.0%) and the age group of 75 or over had the largest share (16.0%). The biggest percentage of people (40.3%) who had never drunk alcohol or had not in the previous 12 months belonged to the latter age group. Between the ages of 25 and 64, weekly alcohol consumption was comparatively consistent across all age groups, with the biggest percentage being observed in those between the ages of 45 and 54 (33.5%). With age, usage of monthly and less often fell a little.
The highest monthly alcohol consumption rate was found among those between the ages of 25 and 34 (28.5%). Men were more likely than women to drink on a daily and weekly basis (13.0% of men vs. 4.1% of women and 36.4% of men vs. 21.7% of women, respectively). The growing consumption of alcohol across various regions of Europe and the Americas is likely to increase the demand for potable alcohol which in turn is likely to boost its market growth in the upcoming years.
As a part of this, according to the European Union, in 2019, 8.4% of the adult population in the EU drank alcohol every day, 28.8% drank it once a week, 22.8% drank it once a month, and 26.2% never drank alcohol or hadn't in the previous 12 months. It has been discovered that daily alcohol consumption rises with age. The age group of 15 to 24 recorded the lowest proportion of daily alcohol use (1.0%) and the age group of 75 or over had the largest share (16.0%).
The biggest percentage of people (40.3%) who had never drunk alcohol or had not in the previous 12 months belonged to the latter age group. Between the ages of 25 and 64, weekly alcohol consumption was comparatively consistent across all age groups, with the biggest percentage being observed in those between the ages of 45 and 54 (33.5%). With age, usage of monthly and less often fell a little. The highest monthly alcohol consumption rate was found among those between the ages of 25 and 34 (28.5%).
Men were more likely than women to drink on a daily and weekly basis (13.0% of men vs. 4.1% of women and 36.4% of men vs. 21.7% of women, respectively). Moreover, according to the UK Government, in England, 21% of adults and 24% of adults in Scotland routinely consume alcohol at amounts that raise their risk of illness (growing risk and higher risk drinkers).
According to the most recent health survey conducted in England in 2018, more men than women were found to use alcohol at riskier levels weekly (25% of men and 11% of women, respectively), and a similar proportion consumed alcohol at greater risk levels (5% of men consumed alcohol over 50 units and 3% of women consumed alcohol over 35 units]. Those in the least poor areas were more likely than those in the most deprived areas to consume more than 14 units of alcohol in a typical week (27% versus 18%).
Hence, the growing consumption of alcohol across various regions is likely to increase the demand for potable alcohol in the upcoming years