Drinking alcohol causes one in 10 deaths in Europe

A TENTH of deaths in Europe and one in 25 worldwide can be attributed to drinking alcohol.

Drinking alcohol causes one in 10 deaths in Europe

Alcohol also accounted for 5% of years lived with disability around the world, a report has found.

The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal, found that average global alcohol consumption was about 12 units per person every week.

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