Figure 3: Population weighted means of the recorded adult per capita consumption in the WHO Regions 1961-1999

[Note: All WHO member states are classified into the following geographical regions:

AFRO - African Region

EMRO - Eastern Mediterranean Region

EURO - European Region

AMRO - Region of the Americas

SEARO - South-East Asian Region

WPRO - Western Pacific Region

For more information on the different regions, see www.who.int/choice/demography/regions/en/index.html ]

Source: WHO  Global Status Report on Alcohol 2004, p.9