Men's Facts - Alcohol Intake

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A higher proportion of males than females drink regularly.

Alcohol has both immediate and long-term effects on health, and is associated with the risk of developing a range of health problems such as mental and behavioural disorders (including alcohol dependence), and major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (e.g. liver cirrhosis and some cancers). Drinking alcohol in large amount in a short period of time can lead to acute harm due to accident or violence to oneself and others. Alcohol use is also associated with many serious social issues, including domestic violence, child neglect and abuse, and absenteeism in the workplace.

Generally speaking, alcohol-related harm expresses as a continuum, that is, the more you drink, the higher the chance you are to get alcohol-related harm.

Pattern of alcohol consumption in the 12 months preceding the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2023

	Male	Female
Non-drinker/has not drunk in the past year	63.5%	81.6%
Drink less than 1 day per week	20.6%	14.7%
Drink 1-3 days per week	10.7%	2.8%
Drink 4-6 days per week	1.3%	0.3%
Drink everyday	3.9%	0.6%

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Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Source: Health Behaviour Survey 2023, Department of Health

Proportion of population aged 15 or above who had binge drinking* in the 12 months preceding the survey, Hong Kong SAR, 2020-2023

Time

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* Drinking at least 5 cans of beers, 5 glasses of table wines or 5 pegs of spirits on one occasion.

Source: Population Health Survey 2020-22 and Health Behaviour Survey 2023