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SOCIETY
List: Top Ten Alcohol Consuming Countries
Date: 1999
Source: The World Health Organization
Base: All countries covered by WHO survey
Notes: Figures are derived on a per capita basis and measured by consumption in gallons of absolute (or pure) alcohol. The top ten is entirely made up of continental European countries. The USA was ranked 32nd at 1.74 gallons per person.
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Country
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Per capita consumption (gallons)
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Portugal
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2.98
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Luxembourg
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2.95
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France
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2.87
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Hungary
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2.66
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Spain
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2.65
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Czech Republic
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2.64
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Denmark
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2.61
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Germany
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2.51
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Austria
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2.50
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Switzerland
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2.43
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