India pegged way down in alcohol consumption

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Good news - this should be brought down to zero!

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_pegged_way_down_in_alcohol_cons

umption/articleshow/2231456.cms

 

NEW DELHI: Indians might think of themselves as great tipplers. But

when one comes down to hard numbers, India is still Gandhi's land. In

fact, India is 150th among 184 countries in WHO's Global Status Report

on Alcohol 2004.

 

The ranking is according to alcohol consumed in litres of pure alcohol

per capita per annum. India's per capita consumption in the population

over 15 years of age is just 0.86 litre. That's insignificant compared

to the top 20 countries — it's 19 litres in Uganda and more than 10

litres in Russia.