The Average American Has Nearly 500 Alcoholic Drinks Per Year

There are some major consequences that can occur when people overindulge in alcohol, which is something that many people worry about. However, this is frequently examined on a case-by-case basis; for example, you might hear about a drunk driver in a single instance. The figures for alcohol use are quite impressive on a broad basis.

The average American consumes 1.35 alcoholic drinks daily based on per capita consumption. That equals 494 drinks annually. The word "average" in that 494 drinks statistic is doing a lot of work as the CDC reports that 33.7% of adult Americans don't drink any alcohol at all. Not to mention that since it's an average, everyone who isn't of legal drinking age is included. Age-adjusted, 494 becomes 705. It would be close to 1,000 if it were once more modified to take into account the 33% of non-drinkers.

Globally, the average annual alcohol intake per person aged 15 and older is little over 6.18 liters. But that is pure alcohol, not merely alcoholic beverages. For instance, if wine has a 12% alcohol content, you would need to consume 53 bottles to get six liters. On the upper end of the scale, Czechs and Ugandans both consumed slightly over 15 liters of pure alcohol year on average. 9.87 liters were consumed in America.