Vietnam: Alcohol and beer consumption increasing every year

While alcohol consumption in other countries has barely changed in the past decade, the number of people consuming alcohol and beer is increasing every year in Viet Nam, Viet Nam News reported on October 20.

According to Pham Thi Hoang Anh, director of non-governmental organisation HealthBridge, Viet Nam consumes over 3 billion litres of beer and nearly 68 million litres of alcohol each year, costing US$3 billion a year.

In 2005, the average consumption of alcohol per capita of Vietnamese adults was at 3.8 litres per person, but this figure doubled to 6.6 litres per person in the following year.

A recent survey shows 57.72 per cent of Vietnamese households often use alcohol while rich families and highly educated people have shown a quantum leap in their consumption.

The survey also showed that alcohol and beer are on their regular daily food list, and not just on holidays.

21 October, 2015