COVID-19: Fostering healthy coping tools… There is little comfort in alcohol 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
