Top 20 Countries With The Highest Alcohol Use Disorder In The World 2023

Which country has the highest rate in Alcohol Use Disorder or Alcoholism?.

In general and also separated by both genders, these are the top countries in the world today that currently have a very high alcoholic consumption in the world.

What is Alcohol Use Disorder?

Alcohol use disorder is a pattern of alcohol use that involves problems controlling your drinking, being preoccupied with alcohol or continuing to use alcohol even when it causes problems.

Today, Hungary has the highest prevalence of alcohol use disorders overall, with 21.2% of the total population afflicted.

However, according to World Population Review the per-gender numbers are even more informative, with 36.9% of men and 7.2% of females.

Hungary is closely followed by Russia and Belarus on the alcohol use disorder country ranking, respectively.

With that being said, below is the list of the top countries with the most alcoholic citizens today.

Countries With The Most Alcoholics:

1. Hungary 🇭🇺  – 21.2%
2. Russia 🇷🇺  – 20.9%
3. Belarus 🇧🇾 – 18.8%
4. Latvia 🇱🇻  – 15.5%
5. South Korea – 13.9% (tie)
6. Slovenia 🇸🇮  – 13.9% (tie)
7. United States 🇺🇸 – 13.9% (tie)
8. Poland  🇵🇱 – 12.8%
9. Estonia 🇪🇪  – 12.2% (tie)
10. Slovakia 🇸🇰  – 12.2% (tie)

Countries With The Highest Rates Of Alcohol Use Disorder/Alcoholism (females):

1. United States 🇺🇸 – 10.4%
2. Russia 🇷🇺 – 7.4%
3. Sweden 🇸🇪 – 7.3%
4. Hungary 🇭🇺 – 7.2%
5. South Korea – 6.8%
6. Belarus 🇧🇾 – 6.2%
7. Austria  🇦🇹 – 6.1%
8. United Kingdom 🇬🇧  – 4.7%
9. Latvia 🇱🇻 – 4.6%
10. Slovenia 🇸🇮 – 4.5%

Countries With The Highest Rates Of Alcohol Use Disorder/Alcoholism (males):

1. Russia 🇷🇺 – 36.9%
2. Hungary 🇭🇺 – 36.9%
3. Belarus 🇧🇾 – 33.9%
4. Latvia 🇱🇻 – 28.8%
5. Slovenia 🇸🇮 – 23.5%
6. Slovakia 🇸🇰 – 22.8%
7. Poland 🇵🇱 – 22.7%
8. Estonia 🇪🇪 – 22.2%
9. South Korea – 21.2%
10. Lithuania 🇱🇹  – 19.9%