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Indicator name:
Alcohol, drinkers only total per capita (15+ years) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol)
Short name:
Total APC among drinkers
Data type:
Rate
Indicator Id:
464
Topic:
Risk factors
Rationale:
Though total APC is a very good indicator of a population's level of alcohol consumption, it makes an average for the whole population no matter if people consume alcohol or not. Calculating total APC among drinkers only provides a more accurate picture of alcohol consumption among those who actually drink alcohol.
Definition:
Total APC among drinkers is defined as the total (recorded and unrecorded) amount of alcohol consumed per adult (15+ years) drinker over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol. Numerator: Total APC. Denominator: 1-total rate of abstainers in %. See also total APC and abstainers
Disaggregation:
Sex
Method of measurement
See total APC and abstainers
Method of estimation:
The total APC per drinker is derived using the following formula: Total APC per drinker = Total APC/(1-total rate of abstainers in %)
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates:
Regional estimates are derived from population weighted averages of countries with data on unrecorded APC.
Preferred data sources:
Administrative reporting systems
Population-based surveys
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Periodic
Expected frequency of data collection:
Periodic
Comments:
See data sources for total APC and abstainers.
Contact person email:
msb@who.int
Name:
NMH/MSD/MSB
Links:
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH)
Global Infobase
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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