KAZAKHSTAN SOCIOECOMIC CONTEXT Total population 15,314,000 Annual population growth rate -0.3% Population 15+ years 76% Adult literacy rate 99.5% Population in urban areas 58% Income group (World bank) Upper-middle Income Data source: United Nations, data range 1990-2006 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Recorded adult (15+) alcohol consumption by type of alcoholic beverage (in % of pure alcohol), 2005 Other <1% Beer 27% Spirits 68% Wine 5% 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 Kazakhstan include home-produced wines. There are problems from the use of surrogate alcohol (i.e. alcohol which is not intended for human consumption such as industrial alcohol, aftershave, or antifreeze).
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, 2000-2005 Litres of pure alcohol 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year Beer Wine Spirits Other Total Recorded adult (15+) per capita consumption 20 15 10 5 0 change in data source from 2000 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 Year Beer Wine Spirits Other Total Robust estimate of five-year change in recorded adult (15+) per capita consumption, 2001-2005 Increase Stable Decrease Inconclusive Adult (15+) per capita consumption, recorded, unrecorded, average 2003-2005 Adult (15+) per capita consumption, total (recorded + unrecorded), average 2003-2005 2 15.0 1 5.0 6.1 Recorded 4.9 Unrecorded 2 15.0 1 5.0 11.0 12.2 Kazakhstan WHO European Region In Kazakhstan, adult per capita consumption of alcohol is mainly characterized by consumption of spirits. Beer, wine and other fermented alcoholic beverages are also consumed, but to a lesser extent. Recorded adult per capita consumption is around 6.1 litres of pure alcohol and has increased according to trends from recent years. Some unrecorded alcohol production is also seen in the country, adding around 4.9 litres to recorded adult per capita consumption. Total adult per capita consumption of pure alcohol in Kazakhstan is around 11.0 litres.
PATTERNS OF DRINKING ABSTAINERS Abstainers (15+ years), 2005 (persons w ho did not drink in the past 12 months) 10 % 8 6 4 2 54.2 48.9 42.8 10.1 10.3 10.4 32.4 44.1 38.6 Males Females Total Lifetime abstainers Former drinkers HEAVY EPISODIC DRINKING* Heavy episodic drinkers (18-82 years), males, 2003 9.6% Heavy episodic drinkers (18-89 years), females, 2003 2.3% * 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 21.45 Adult (15+ years) per capita consumption*, males 29.77 Adult (15+ years) per capita consumption*, females 12.66 Heavy episodic drinkers** (18-82 years), males, 2003 16.8% Heavy episodic drinkers** (18-89 years), females, 2003 5.0% * (recorded + unrecorded) in litres of pure alcohol, average 2003-2005 ** 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 1 2 3 4 5 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.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES MORBIDITY Prevalence estimates (12-month prevalence for 2004) Males Females Alcohol use disorders (15-64 years, per 100,000 population) 10,126.3 1,646.6 Alcohol use disorders (15-64 years), WHO European Region 9.1% 2.0% Alcohol dependence (18-65 years) - - - - ALL CAUSE MORTALITY Age-standardized deaths rates, 15+ years (per 100,000 population) 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 M F M F M F M F M F M F Liver cirrhosis 44.7 23.7 49.5 24.1 50.7 25.6 60.1 28.3 - - - - - - - - Alcoholic Liver disease - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Road traffic accidents (1) 22.8 5.7 25.1 7.9 24.8 7.4 27.2 7.0 39.8 10.7 47.7 15.1 Poisoning 96.2 23.3 101.9 27.0 94.5 24.5 87.7 22.4 40.9 1 45.6 10.3 Violence 36.6 10.2 33.6 9.2 27.2 8.6 31.1 8.7 33.6 9.7 30.2 8.2 Data source: WHO Mortality Database, based on data as reported by countries - - Not available (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 There are no other health indicators monitored.
ALCOHOL POLICY Adopted written national policy on alcohol (adopted 1997) 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) / 18/18/18 18/18/18 Restrictions for on-/off-premise sales of alcoholic beverages: Time (hours and days) Location (places and 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 5% / 5% / 5% There is a written national policy on alcohol in Kazakhstan which was adopted in 1997. Hours and place restrictions for on-/off-premise sales of alcoholic beverages are in place. There is a total ban on alcohol advertising.