Author: James Anderson

U S. consumer expenditure on alcoholic beverages 2022

The alcohol cost calculator can show you how much you can save by skipping on your next bottle of booze. But, clearly, alcohol costs more than the price of your choice of drink. The cost varies from one person to another and only by listing down everything from your tab to the meds you need to nurse a hangover the next morning will you get a better idea of how much does alcohol cost you.

The following table contains data from two sources with consumption statistics segmented based on age range/generation. That’s equivalent to an eye-popping $249 billion draining the US economy every year based on 2010 estimates – the latest available national data. This is a conservative estimate, experts say, since data on substance abuse are often underreported. Do you know how much money you’re spending on alcohol each week, month, or year? Use this calculator to figure out your average spending on alcohol per week, month, and year. Experts say we should see more craft beers, including hazy IPAs, lower alcohol IPAs, lagers, sour beers, rose beers, and fresh hop beers.

Alcohol consumption in the United States since 1850

The percent change in total volume for certain beverages and the percent change in premium-and-above alcohol volume in 2022, as reported by IWSR are listed below. In the chart, we see the relationship between average per capita alcohol consumption – in liters of pure alcohol per year – versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita across countries. This topic page looks at the data on global patterns of alcohol consumption, patterns of drinking, beverage types, the prevalence of alcoholism, and consequences, including crime, mortality, and road incidents. With each new year comes a new set of alcohol beverage consumption statistics, trends, and predictions. As in years past, this article summarizes data from several different sources to help readers understand what is happening in the alcoholic beverage space.

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) refers to the drinking of alcohol that causes mental and physical health problems. Globally, the age-standardized death rate has declined from approximately 40 deaths per 100,000 people in the early 1990s to 30 deaths per 100,000 in 2019. Data on the share who don’t drink alcohol by gender and age group in the UK is available here. Hop water is a “carbonated beverage made with hops,” which “tastes a lot like beer, but contains zero alcohol, as well as zero calories, carbs, sugar or gluten.” The net positive change for Cabernet Sauvignon and Red Blends was 26% and 33%, respectively, for men and 10% and 40% for women. The net positive change for Red Blends was 22% for those under 40 years of age and 36% for those aged 40 and older.

1. In 2021, Gallup, Inc. reported that 60% of U.S. adults drank alcoholic beverages, which decreased from 65% as reported in 2019.
2. According to the CDC, 1 of 4 adults 18 years and over spent at least a day of heavy drinking in a year.
3. That could push you to resort to taking an untimely leave from work.

Find more resources to help you start your no alcohol for a year journey and beyond. On average, a standard glass of wine can easily cost upwards of $2, while beer and hard liquor are at over a dollar each. This may not seem like a large amount to spend but 1 standard glass of wine per night over 12 months adds up to over $800 a year!

Rate of premature deaths due to alcohol

To account for the differences in alcohol content of different alcoholic drinks (e.g., beer, wine, spirits), this is reported in liters of pure alcohol per year. In 2021, Gallup, Inc. reported that 60% of U.S. adults drank alcoholic beverages, which decreased from 65% as reported in 2019. The average number of drinks consumed in the previous seven days also decreased. In 2019, consumers aged 18 years and older drank, on average, 4.0 drinks in a seven-day period, but in 2021 that average was 3.6 drinks. The results in the chart show the increased risk of developing alcohol dependency (we show results for illicit drug dependency in our topic page on drug use) for someone with a given mental health disorder (relative to those without). For example, a value of 3.6 for bipolar disorder indicates that illicit drug dependency became more than three times more likely in individuals with bipolar disorder than those without.

Overall, nearly 20% of people who drink in this category have alcohol use disorder. Among all the RTD options, off-premise growth was the highest for spirits seltzers and spirits RTD cocktails, with vodka-based RTDs accounting for 58% of the dollar share. The next highest dollar share was for tequila-based RTDs, but the share was much lower at 17%. Othe NielsenIQ data for the 52-week period ending October 2, 2021, showed that sales for tequila-based RTDs grew 138%, rum-based grew 132%, and vodka-based grew 110%. The growth rate for all other varietals reported decreased between 0.9% (Sauvignon blanc) and 16.9% (Sangria).

A typical 25-ounce (750 ml) bottle of table wine holds about 5 “standard” drinks, each containing about 5 ounces. This serving size of wine contains about the same amount of alcohol as a 12-ounce regular beer or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof spirits. Although they have fewer calories, many light beers have almost as much alcohol as regular beer—about 85% as much, or 4.2% versus 5.0% alcohol by volume, on average. U.S. consumer demand for beer continues to shift to “premium options and new and exciting alternatives” when selecting the beverage to consume off-premise.

Other sources indicate that more “lesser-known” European lagers like Belgian lagers, Czech lagers, and German smoked lagers will become prevalent. All visualizations, data, and code produced by Our World in Data are completely open access under the Creative Commons BY license. You have the permission to use, distribute, and reproduce these in any medium, provided the source and authors are credited. In North America, a unit is typically taken as 14 grams of pure alcohol. Alcohol is one of the world’s largest risk factors for premature death.

Share of adults who drink alcohol

The breakdown of alcohol use disorders by gender for any country can be viewed here; the majority of people with alcohol use disorders – around three-quarters – are male. At the end of this topic page, we provide a number of potential sources of support and guidance for those concerned about uncontrolled drinking or alcohol dependency. Alcohol has historically, and continues to, hold an important role in social engagement and bonding for many. Social drinking or moderate alcohol consumption for many is pleasurable. While not exactly a “flavor,” packs of multiple flavors were the most popular, followed by iced tea-flavored hard seltzers and black cherry.

Distilled Spirits

In the chart, we see data across some countries on the share of people with an alcohol use disorder who received treatment. This data is based on estimates of prevalence and treatment published by the World Health Organization (WHO). The chart shows direct death rates (not including suicide deaths) from alcohol use disorders across the world. The death rates are typically higher in Eastern Europe and lower in North Africa and the Middle East. The first map shows this in terms of spirits as a share of total alcohol consumption. In many Asian countries, spirits account for most of total alcohol consumption.

Both are measured in terms of pure alcohol/ethanol intake rather than the total quantity of the beverage. Wine contains around 12% pure alcohol per volume, so that one liter of wine contains 0.12 liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume1 so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. Alcohol consumption – whilst a risk factor for a number of health outcomes – typically has the greatest negative impacts when consumed within heavy sessions.