LITHUANIA SOCIOECOMIC CONTEXT Total population 3,408,000 Annual population growth rate -0.6% Population 15+ years 84% Adult literacy rate 99.6% Population in urban areas 66% 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 5% Beer 45% Spirits 36% Wine 14% 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. There is no information available on traditional and local beverages in Lithuania. There are no 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, 2000-2006 1 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year Recorded adult (15+) per capita consumption 20 15 10 5 0 Beer Wine Spirits Other Total change in data source from 2002 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 1 12.0 Recorded 3.0 Unrecorded 2 1 Lithuania 12.2 WHO European Region In Lithuania, adult per capita consumption of alcohol is mainly characterized by consumption of beer and spirits. Wine and other fermented alcoholic beverages are also consumed, but to a lesser extent. Recorded adult per capita consumption is around 12.0 litres of pure alcohol and has increased in recent years according to recent trends. Some unrecorded alcohol production is also seen in the country, adding around 3.0 litres to recorded adult per capita consumption. Total adult per capita consumption of pure alcohol is around litres in Lithuania.
PATTERNS OF DRINKING ABSTAINERS Abstainers (15+ years), 2005 (persons w ho did not drink in the past 12 months) 10 8 % 6 4 2 28.0 10.1 19.9 5.8 11.4 8.9 16.6 11.0 4.3 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 18.76 Adult (15+ years) per capita consumption*, males 27.54 Adult (15+ years) per capita consumption*, females 11.07 Heavy episodic drinkers**, males - - Heavy episodic drinkers**, females - - * (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) 17,777.6 2,89 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 24.8 10.8 30.3 12.6 30.7 11.6 35.8 12.8 35.7 13.2 43.8 16.5 Alcoholic Liver disease 16.4 5.2 19.8 7.0 20.2 6.5 23.8 7.6 21.7 7.4 28.1 9.2 Road traffic accidents (1) 42.9 8.8 41.0 9.5 40.6 10.9 42.6 1 43.4 9.2 43.0 11.4 Poisoning 33.0 8.5 39.8 7.9 35.4 8.1 39.1 8.5 36.5 7.4 40.3 8.3 Violence 19.3 5.7 20.6 5.4 14.3 3.5 17.6 6.3 15.1 5.3 16.6 5.4 Data source: WHO Mortality Database, based on data as reported by countries SOCIAL COSTS (1) refer to transport accidents 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 Other health indicators monitored are: accidental alcohol poisoning (mortality); alcoholic cardiomyopathy (mortality); alcohol consumption-related death (mortality); alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) incidence (morbidity) and alcohol use disorder (alcoholism) prevalence (morbidity).
ALCOHOL POLICY Adopted written national policy on alcohol (adopted 1998, revised 2003) 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/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 4% / 2% / 2% There is a written national policy on alcohol in Lithuania, which was revised in 2003. There are restrictions for on-/offpremise sales of alcoholic beverages at specific events and to intoxicated persons, as well as restrictions on hours of sales. There are national and legally binding regulations on alcohol advertising, product placement, sponsorship and sales promotion.