Preview Country Profile on Alcohol

Total Population, 2010 Population 15+ years (in %) Population in urban areas (in %) Income Group (World Bank)

Republic of Moldova (the)

3,573,000 83 47 Lower middle income

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION: LEVELS AND PATTERNS Alcohol per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol)
Average 2003-2005 3.8 10.0 13.8 11.9 Average 2008-2010 6.3 10.5 16.8 25.9 8.9 10.7 Change

Recorded* Unrecorded Total Total males/females WHO European Region

*Tourist consumption deducted when at least as many tourists as inhabitants

Recorded alcohol per capita (15+) consumption by type of alcoholic beverage (in % of pure alcohol), 2010
Beer Wine Spirits Other 30.4 5.1 64.5 0.0

Recorded alcohol per capita (15+) consumption: Time series graph (please see below) Drinkers only, 2010 (in litres of pure alcohol)
Alcohol per capita (15+) consumption, total, both sexes Alcohol per capita (15+) consumption, total, males Alcohol per capita (15+) consumption, total, females 25.4 35.4 14.8

Abstainers (15+ years), 2010 (in %)

Lifetime abstainers Former drinkers Abstainers, past 12 months

Males 8.2 18.6 26.9

Females 22.3 17.4 39.7

Both sexes 15.7 18.0 33.7

Prevalence of heavy episodic drinking*, 2010 (in %)

Heavy episodic drinkers (15+), both sexes Heavy episodic drinkers (15+), males Heavy episodic drinkers (15+), females
*Had at least 60 grams or more of pure alcohol on at least one occasion in the past 30 days

Population 32.2 49.4 17.1

Drinkers only 48.6 67.6 28.4

Patterns of drinking score, 2010

Least Risky (1) to Most Risky (5)

HEALTH CONSEQUENCES: MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY Age-standardized death rates (ASDR) per 100,000 population and Alcohol-attributable fractions (AAF) in %, 2010: To be cleared and provided by WHO central statistical unit
ASDR Liver cirrhosis, males/females Road traffic accidents, males/females AAF

Years of life lost (YLL) score, 2010: To be cleared and provided by WHO central statistical unit
Least (1) to Most (5)

Prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUD*) and alcohol dependence (AD), 2010 (in %)**
Males Females Both sexes WHO European Region
*including alcohol dependence; **12-month prevalence estimates, 15+ years

AUD 10.3 2.2 5.9 8.4

AD 5.5 1.4 3.3 4.1

POLICIES AND INTERVENTIONS, 2012

Written national policy (adopted/revised) / national action plan for implementation Excise tax on beer / wine / spirits National legal minimum age for off-premise sales of alcoholic beverages (selling) (beer / wine / spirits) National legal minimum age for on-premise sales of alcoholic beverages (serving) (beer / wine / spirits) Restrictions for on-/off-premise sales of alcoholic beverages
hours, days / places, density specific events / intoxicated persons / petrol stations

Yes (2007/2012)/Yes Yes/Yes/Yes 18/18/18 18/18/18 Yes,No/Yes,No Yes/Yes/No 0.03/0.03/0.03 Yes/Yes No/Yes Yes/No Yes Yes

National maximum legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) when driving a vehicle (general / young / professional), in % Legally binding regulations on alcohol advertising / product placement Legally binding regulations on alcohol sponsorship / sales promotion Legally required health warning labels on alcohol advertisement / containers National government support for community action National monitoring system(s)

Data source for graph: Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) 1990-2002; Statistical Yearbook of Moldova 2000-2010