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What percentage of people don't drink alcohol?

~56% did not drink (past year)
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About 56% of people aged 15 and over had not drunk alcohol in the previous 12 months in 2019, according to WHO. Abstention is highest in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, largely for religious reasons, and lowest in Europe. In the US, about 38% of adults say they do not drink.

Source: WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health (2024, 2019 data); Gallup (2023)

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