In 2020, according to the annual, independent Global Drug Survey, Australians were drunk more often than any other country in the survey. Melissa Cunningham reported in The Age (How to cure a hangover!, 11 DEC 2021) that Australians admitted being drunk 27 times a year, compared with the global average of 15.
Naturally, a lot of this drinking takes place during the Christmas holidays or the Silly Season. Unfortunately, it appears to be the SILLY SEASON all year round in Australia.
Data from 32,022 people from 22 countries were used in the preparation of this Global Drug Survey
For binge drinking stats
See Dangerous Maths: Young, drunk, dead.
LINK: National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre data
- UK 15-34 years for 2011. Source
- Australia 15-24 years average Source
- CANADA Under 18 years of age. 1996 It is believed that as many as 83 percent of teenagers in Canada consume alcohol. Back in 1996, underage drinking was responsible for 3,500 deaths and 2,000,000 injuries. A 2002 survey found that 20 percent of eight graders had consumed alcohol within the previous month. Source
- USA. 4,358 people under age 21 die each year from alcohol-related car crashes, homicides, suicides, alcohol poisoning, and other injuries such as falls, burns, and drowning. Source
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