Alcohol consumption in Austria: good news or alarming tendency?

Alcohol consumption in Austria: good news or alarming tendency?

St. Pölten, Österreich - The current report on alcohol misery in Austria throws a worrying light on the alcohol consumption of the population. Despite a slight decline of 55 Krügerl beer per person in 2014 to 52 Krügerl in the previous year, the total amount of worry remains worryingly high. There is also a decrease in wine, which, however, does not meet: Instead of 108 Vierterl in 2014, only an average of 104 fourth per person was given in 2025, as noe.orf.at . Alcohol remains a serious topic, while more than 60 diseases, including heart disease and various types of cancer, are directly connected to its consumption.

urgent need for action

The addiction prevention expert Angela Riegler-Madic warns as a caution: "Alcohol is a stimulant that should not be consumed every day." It underlines the need to introduce alcohol days and indicates maximum consumer gene for men and women - 0.6 liters of beer or 0.3 liters of wine for healthy men, and only 0.4 liters of beer or 0.2 liters of wine for women. Prevention measures and open communication about alcohol in both adults and children are central to recognizing and minimizing the dangers of excessive consumption.

In the global context, a report by the WHO shows that the global average for alcohol consumption is 6.13 liters of pure alcohol per year and person. A worrying part eliminates illegally roasted and uncontrolled drinks, which increases the impression that the problem of alcohol abuse is not only in Austria, but worldwide. In the middle of this data, consumption in Austria with an average value of 11.6 liters per drinking person is among the highest in Europe, which requires further immediate measures to protect people - a topic that Austria cannot ignore, as the WHO urgently determines ( wikipedia ).