TO JUDGE by national averages, Belarus, Moldova and Russia are the
biggest drinkers in the world, quaffing between 15 to 18 litres per
adult annually, according to the World Health Organisation in a new report.
But those figures only tell part of the story. Not everyone drinks.
When abstainers are excluded the national averages look extremely different.
By this measure, it is in Africa, Asia and even the Middle East where
actual drinkers quaff the most.
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