Alcohol consumption in Russia almost halved since 2009 – deputy PM

The number of smokers in the population has also dropped, from 40% to 19%, according to Tatyana Golikova

By RT International

Annual consumption of alcohol and tobacco in Russia has substantially decreased over the past 15 years, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova told the Healthy Society forum on Wednesday.

The official specified that since 2009 alcohol intake in the country has declined from 14 to eight liters per capita, while the share of smokers among Russians dropped from 40% to 19%.

“We started talking about the basic necessity to change our lifestyle within the framework of the national project ‘Health’… When we started, alcohol consumption was almost 14 liters per capita, now it’s just over eight liters,” Golikova said.

“Smoking was widespread, amounting to almost 40% of the adult population, now it’s less than 19%, including vapes,” she added.

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