In a study released by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), alcohol consumption was compared across 33 countries.
A new study on alcohol consumption has revealed that Irish people are amongst the biggestThe study was split between male and female binge drinkers , but also totted up an average of combined sexes. Ireland placed eight on the list combining men and women. The UK placed third, but placed first for women.
Denmark and Romania topped the list on their mixed-sex averages, with Romania having by far the heaviest male drinkers. Ireland's alcohol consumption was higher than the OECD average; at 9.5 litres per capita versus 8.6. However, the study also stated that average consumption in Ireland fell between 2011 and 2021 by more than 2 litres, the largest reduction of OECD countries alongside Lithuania.The OECD said that people shouldn't regularly drink over 14 units of alcohol in a week, equating to approximately six beers or glasses of wine, adding that"an average of 2.
It was also revealed that there are 4.0 practising doctors per 1,000 population ; and 12.7 practising nurses . The country, however, has 2.9 hospital beds per 1,000 of the population, which is less than the OECD average of 4.3.
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