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Alcohol Intake

Facts

Men are more likely than women to drink alcohol excessively.

Excessive intake of alcohol contributes to many causes of death and illness, including cirrhosis and cancer of the liver, cancer of mouth, hypertension, stroke and road injuries.

Generally speaking, alcohol-related harm expresses as a continuum, that is, the more you drink, the higher the chance you are to get alcohol-related harm. Meanwhile, binge drinking is particularly hazardous to health because it may result in acute intoxication. Essentially it means drinking heavily over a short period of time, and is usually defined as the consumption of at least 5 glasses/cans of alcohol on one occasion.

Figures

Pattern of alcohol consumption during the month prior to the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2009.

Non-drinker
Male: 51.35%
Female: 74.2%

Drink less than one day a week
Male: 18.7%
Female: 16.9%

Drink 1-3 days a week
Male: 19.0%
Female: 7.2%

Drink 4-6 days a week
Male: 3.6%
Female: 0.4%

Drink everyday
Male: 6.7%
Female: 0.8%

Unknown/Missing/Outliers
Male: 0.7%
Female: 0.5%

Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.

Percentage of adults who had binge drinking* during the month prior to the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2004-2009

Oct 04
Male: 18.7%
Female: 2.6%

Apr 05
Male: 15.9%
Female: 2.8%

Apr 06
Male: 15.4%
Female: 2.1%

Apr 07
Male: 14.6%
Female: 3.8%

Apr 08
Male: 16.4%
Female: 3.0%

Apr 09
Male: 13.8%
Female: 3.8%

Note:* Consumption of at least 5 glasses/cans of alcohol on one occasion

Source: Behavioural Risk Factor Surveys, 2004-2009. Department of Health.