Looking at the amount of alcohol consumed per person aged 15 years or older, the Seychelles is in first place with around 20.5 litres of alcohol drunk per person per year, according to Our World in Data; studies show that young male peer groups primarily drink high amounts of alcohol in the Seychelles.
A report from the World Health Organisation has revealed that Ireland has the second highest rate of binge drinking in the world. The global status report on alcohol and health found that 39 per cent of all Irish people aged 15 and over had engaged in binge drinking, or “heavy episode drinking” in the last month.
Pre-COVID 19, the Drinkaware Index 2019 found that 44% of Irish adults (aged +18) reported drinking alcohol at least once a week. In Barometer, 52% of Irish adults drink alcohol at least on a weekly basis. This question is asked annually and the result for 2021 was 55% and 52% for 2020 (Barometer 2022).
Which country drinks the most in Europe? In 2019, the top 10 European countries with the highest alcohol consumption per capita were Czechia (14.3 litres), Latvia (13.2), Moldova (12.9), Germany (12.8), Lithuania (12.8), Ireland (12.7), Spain (12.7), Bulgaria (12.5), Luxembourg (12.4), and Romania (12.3).
Beer is the third most popular drink in the world, after water and tea. And let's face it, sometimes you just need a cold one more than a cup of tea! 2. The oldest known recipe for beer is over 4,000 years old and was discovered in ancient Sumeria.
It is not possible to attribute one single cause to alcohol abuse; however, historically, the influence of British cultural practises combined with the poor climate of Ireland have played a major role in excessive Irish alcohol consumption.
Stage Irish, also known as Drunk Irish, or collectively as Paddywhackery, is a stereotyped portrayal of Irish people once common in plays. It is an exaggerated or caricatured portrayal of supposed Irish characteristics in speech and behaviour.
Guinness, Jameson and Baileys are arguably three of the most popular Irish drinks.
People in Ireland are among the most prolific drinkers in the world, according to a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Irish people over the age of 15 on average drink 11.9 litres of pure alcohol a year, according to the “Global status report on alcohol and health 2014”.
In terms of frequency, 12 percent of respondents drink “less than once a month”; 25 percent drink “less than once a week”; 30 percent drink “once a week”; 33 percent of respondents drink “more than once a week”; and 0.66 percent of respondents drink daily.
Nigeria and its people drink more Guinness than the Irish do. The Irish stout has been sold in Nigeria since 1827.
Q: What country has the most drunk driving accidents? South Africa has the highest rate of drunk driving fatalities globally, with 25.1 deaths per 100,000 total population. In the US, Wyoming is the state with the highest drunk driving crashes, with 7.60 fatalities per 100,000 people.
There is perhaps no religion that loves alcohol as much as the Japanese Shinto religion, which reveres sake as the most sacred of drinks—the “liquor of the gods.” The god of sake is also the god of rice and the harvest, so drinking sake is associated with a bountiful and blessed harvest.
The country that drinks the most beer per capita is the Czech Republic. It has topped the list for almost 30 years straight, since 1993. The Czechs drink on average 181.7L of beer per year per person. That is almost twice as much as the second-ranking country, Austria, which averages 96.8L per person.
The idea that the Irish are short tempered is a stereotype nurtured by colonial Britain. It was also picked up by North American commentators as anti-Irish sentiment rose with the arrival of famine-era coffin ships. Many historical sketches portrayed the Irish as violent people.
BRITISH people are the biggest drinkers in the world, outranking the Irish, according to a new study. Following the Brits is the USA, Canada, Australia, Denmark and India, while Mexico, Czech Republic and Finland complete the top ten.
Ireland ranks 9th among OECD countries in terms of alcohol consumption and 8th in the world when it comes to monthly binge drinking, defined as consuming more than six standard drinks in one sitting.
According to the Tea Council of the USA survey, about 86% of Americans drink green tea. Green tea is generally considered the healthiest beverage globally due to its high levels of nutrients and antioxidants that fight off diseases and keep your organ functioning at its optimum level.
Water is the world's most consumed drink, however, 97% of water on Earth is non-drinkable salt water.