Atheistic China and alcoholism
In 2013, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported: In China, alcohol consumption is increasing faster than other parts of the world. Data from recent decades show a steady increase in alcohol production and consumption and in rates of alcohol-related conditions.1,2 These dramatic increases, noted after the 1980s, stem from China’s fast economic development and the parallel rise in average income level.
A recent national survey of drinking in China revealed that 55.6% of the men and 15.0% of the women were current drinkers.3 Among respondents who endorsed alcohol consumption, 62.7% of the men and 51.0% of the women reported excessive drinking, 26.3% and 7.8%, respectively, reported frequent drinking, and 57.3% and 26.6%, respectively, reported binge drinking. These figures show that China has experienced dramatic increases in the consumption of alcoholic beverages since the late 1970s and even the 1990s.4 High-risk drinking behaviour has reached epidemic proportions in China.[1]}}
See also
- Atheism and alcoholism
- China and obesity
- Soviet Union and alcoholism
- Godless UK and alcoholism
- Godless Australia and alcoholism
- Atheism and health
- Atheism and meaninglessness
- Atheism and obesity
- Atheism and social outcasts
