There were 2.6 million alcohol-related deaths across the globe in 2019, and Europe had the highest death rate, according to a new WHO report.
People are more likely to die from alcohol-related problems in Europe than anywhere else, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.
Globally, there were 2.6 million alcohol-related deaths in 2019, down 2.5 percent from 2010, but still an "unacceptable" figure, according to Dr. Vladimir Poznyak, who heads the alcohol, drugs and addictive behaviors unit in the WHO department of mental health and substances.
The European region had the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths – 52.9 per 100,000, just above Africa's 52,2 per 100,000 – as well as the world's highest rate of alcohol use disorder, at 10.7 percent, although prevalence has declined in recent years.
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