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Overview of alcohol related harm


Alcohol has major public health implications in Ireland

Alcohol and health


Three deaths every day in Ireland are due to alcohol

Alcohol and cancer


500 Irish people die from alcohol-related cancers every year

How much do we drink?


In 2018 per capita alcohol consumption in Ireland was 11 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+

Children impacted by problem drinking


One in 6 children experience harm as a result of someone else's drinking

Alcohol and driving


Two in five fatal road traffic collisions in Ireland are alcohol-related

Alcohol, suicide and mental health


Alcohol is a factor in more than half of completed suicides in Ireland

Alcohol, children and young people


Harmful drinking in Ireland is highest among the 18-24 year old age group

Spending and availability


Irish households spent €7.447 billion on alcoholic beverages in 2018

Men and alcohol


One in four deaths of young men aged 15-39 in Ireland is due to alcohol

Women and alcohol


One-in-four women have experienced harm as a result of their own alcohol use

Alcohol and pregnancy


A recently published study found that Ireland was the country with the highest rates of drinking during pregnancy

Alcohol and costs


Every night, 1,500 hospital beds are occupied for alcohol-related reasons

Alcohol and offending behaviour


Almost half of the perpetrators of homicide were intoxicated when the crime was committed

Alcohol and fire


Alcohol is a key factor in fatal fires in Ireland



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