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1 ARMENIA SOCIOECOMIC CONTEXT Total population 3,010,000 Annual population growth rate -0.5% Population 15+ years 80% Adult literacy rate 99.4% Population in urban areas 64% Income group (World bank) Lower-middle Income Data source: United Nations, data range ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Recorded adult (15+) alcohol consumption by type of alcoholic beverage (in % of pure alcohol), 2005 Beer 9% Wine 3% Spirits 6% Other 82% Beer includes malt beers. Wine includes wine made from grapes. Spirits include all distilled beverages. Other includes one or several other alcoholic beverages, such as fermented beverages made from sorghum, maize, millet, rice, or cider, fruit wine, fortified wine, etc. Traditional and local beverages in Armenia include fruit eaux de vie. There are no known problems from the use of surrogate alcohol (i.e. alcohol which is not intended for human consumption such as industrial alcohol, aftershave, or antifreeze).

2 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION POPULATION DATA (refer to the population 15 years and older and are in litres of pure alcohol) Enlargement of recorded adult (15+) per capita consumption, Litres of pure alcohol Year Beer Wine Spirits Other Total Recorded adult (15+) per capita consumption change in data source from Year Beer Wine Spirits Other Total Robust estimate of five-year change in recorded adult (15+) per capita consumption, Increase Stable Decrease Inconclusive Adult (15+) per capita consumption, recorded, unrecorded, average Adult (15+) per capita consumption, total (recorded + unrecorded), average Recorded 1.3 Unrecorded Armenia WHO European Region In Armenia, adult per capita consumption of alcohol is mainly characterized by consumption of "other" fermented alcoholic beverages, including fortified wine. Beer, spirits and wine are also consumed, but to a lesser extent. Recorded adult per capita consumption is around 10.1 litres of pure alcohol and has increased in recent years according to recent figures. Some unrecorded alcohol consumption is also seen in the country, adding around 1.3 litres to recorded consumption, giving a total adult per capita consumption of pure alcohol of around 11.4 litres in Armenia.

3 PATTERNS OF DRINKING ABSTAINERS Abstainers (15+ years), 2005 (persons w ho did not drink in the past 12 months) 10 % Males Females Total Lifetime abstainers Former drinkers HEAVY EPISODIC DRINKING* Heavy episodic drinkers, males - - Heavy episodic drinkers, females - - * had at least 60 grams or more of pure alcohol on one occasion in the past 7 days DRINKERS ONLY Adult (15+ years) per capita consumption*, total Adult (15+ years) per capita consumption*, males Adult (15+ years) per capita consumption*, females Heavy episodic drinkers**, males - - Heavy episodic drinkers**, females - - * (recorded + unrecorded) in litres of pure alcohol, average ** had at least 60 grams or more of pure alcohol on one occasion in the past 7 days PATTERNS OF DRINKING SCORE Patterns of drinking score* Least risky Most risky * Given the same level of consumption, the higher the patterns of drinking score, the greater the alcohol-attributable burden of disease for the country.

4 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES MORBIDITY Prevalence estimates (12-month prevalence for 2004) Males Females Alcohol use disorders (15-64 years, per 100,000 population) 2, Alcohol use disorders (15-64 years), WHO European Region 9.1% 2.0% Alcohol dependence (18-65 years) ALL CAUSE MORTALITY Age-standardized death rates, 15+ years (per 100,000 population) M F M F M F M F M F M F Liver cirrhosis Alcoholic Liver disease No information available Road traffic accidents (1) Poisoning Violence Data source: WHO Mortality Database, based on data as reported by countries (1) refer to transport accidents SOCIAL COSTS Estimates for 2006 Total cost (millions US dollars) - - Direct healthcare costs (millions US dollars) - - Direct law enforcement costs (millions US dollars) - - Other direct costs (millions US dollars) - - Indirect costs (millions US dollars) - - HEALTH INDICATORS MONITORED Alcohol liver cirrhosis Alcohol-related road traffic injury Ethanol poisoning Methanol poisoning Alcohol use disorders Liver cirrhosis Road traffic injury Alcohol-related recorded crime Another health indicator monitored is first time diagnosis of alcohol use disorders (morbidity).

5 ALCOHOL POLICY Adopted written national policy on alcohol National control of production/sale: Monopoly National control of production/sale: Licensing Excise tax on beer Excise tax on wine Excise tax on 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: Time (hours and days) Location (places/density) / Specific events Intoxicated persons Petrol stations National maximum legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) when driving a vehicle (general/young/professional) Legally binding regulations on alcohol advertising Legally binding regulations on alcohol product placement Legally binding regulations on alcohol sponsorship Legally binding regulations on alcohol sales promotion Treatment policy for alcohol use disorders 4% / 4% / 4% There is no written national policy on alcohol in Armenia. There are restrictions on the places alcohol may be sold and on on-/off-premise sales at specific events. There are national and legally binding regulations on alcohol advertising.

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