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Table 1 Estimates of past-30-day prevalence of heavy episodic drinking and 12-month prevalence of alcohol use disorders and dependence (15 + years), by sex1

From: Screening and brief intervention for alcohol use disorder risk in three middle-income countries

Country

Heavy Episodic Drinking

Alcohol Use Disorder and Dependence

Male (%)

Female (%)

Both

sexes (%)

Male (%)

Female (%)

Both

sexes (%)

Brazil

32.6

6.9

19.4

6.9

1.6

4.2

China

36.3

8.6

22.7

8.4

0.2

4.4

South Africa

30.6

6.5

18.3

12.4

1.8

7.0

  1. 1Source: World Health Organization. Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health. World Health Organization, Geneva; 2018