Largest alcohol consumption per capita

The Moldovans drank the equivalent of 19.2 litres of pure alcohol per person in 2005, according to a report from the World Health Organisation published on 11 February 2011. Over 10 litres of a Moldovan's annual intake is reckoned to be 'unrecorded' home-brewed liquor, making it particularly harmful to health. The Czech are the second most bibulous nation, with 16.5 litres of alcohol per capita over the same period. The World Health Organization (WHO) report shows that harmful use of alcohol results in the death of 2.5 million people annually worldwide. The Global status report on alcohol and health presents a continuing effort by the WHO to support Member States in collecting information on the consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States.