Health » Alcohol consumption: Alcohol consumption among young (16–26 y. o.) people by gender and region

The frequency of alcohol consumption during last 12 months among young (16–26 y. o.) people.

Note: According to the NUTS level 3, Estonia is divided as follows:
EE001 Northern Estonia Harju County
EE004 Western Estonia Hiiu, Lääne, Pärnu and Saare Counties
EE006 Central Estonia Järva, Lääne-Viru and Rapla Counties
EE007 Northeastern Estonia Ida-Viru County
EE008 Southern Estonia Jõgeva, Põlva, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi and Võru Counties

Unit: percent

Disaggregated by: year, age group, frequency of alcohol consumption, gender, region

Source: National Institute for Health Development, Health Behavior among Estonian Adult Population

Year
Gender Age group (health) Frequency of alcohol consumption Region (health) 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Harju and Rapla County 8,2 7,9 9,6 - -
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 7,3 12 10,2 - -
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 8,3 8,3 6,5 - -
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 4,3 11,7 12,5 - -
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 5,7 7,7 11,5 - -
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Central Estonia 7,1 7,3 10,5 9,8 9,3
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Northeastern Estonia 6,9 11,8 9,2 13,3 15,2
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Southern Estonia 3,5 10,2 12,2 9,3 8,7
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Western Estonia 11,5 9,6 9,1 11,4 11,3
Males and females 16-26 Do not consume Northern Estonia 8,2 9 8,9 6,2 6,6
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Harju and Rapla County 21,4 21 22,7 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 22 23 20,4 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 25,9 21,1 22,6 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 22,1 19,8 19,4 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 20 15,4 15,4 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Central Estonia 22,4 14,6 13,2 19,7 27,9
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Northeastern Estonia 26 25 20 23,3 36,4
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Southern Estonia 23,3 20,9 19,7 19,8 32,5
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Western Estonia 21,8 18,1 20,2 18,6 16,1
Males and females 16-26 A few times a year Northern Estonia 20,7 22,6 25,1 29,1 32,5
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Harju and Rapla County 42,8 44,5 43,9 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 49,5 43 49 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 44,4 48,6 43 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 45 39,5 41,3 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 51,4 56,4 50 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Central Estonia 45,9 50 50 55,7 41,9
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Northeastern Estonia 49,3 45,6 49,2 33,3 33,3
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Southern Estonia 45,4 39,8 41 43,4 49,2
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Western Estonia 43,7 53 47,5 51,4 41,9
Males and females 16-26 A few times a month Northern Estonia 44 42,8 42,6 43,3 38
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Harju and Rapla County 26,1 25,5 22,7 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 20,2 19 18,4 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 20,4 22 26,9 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 26,4 26,5 26,3 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 22,9 20,5 15,4 - -
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Central Estonia 23,5 25 23,7 13,1 18,6
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Northeastern Estonia 17,8 16,2 20 25 15,2
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Southern Estonia 25,6 27 26,1 26,9 7,9
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Western Estonia 23 19,3 19,2 18,6 27,4
Males and females 16-26 A few times a week Northern Estonia 25,4 24,9 22,6 20,5 20,5
Males and females 16-26 Every day Harju and Rapla County 1,6 1 1,2 - -
Males and females 16-26 Every day Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 0,9 3 2 - -
Males and females 16-26 Every day Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 0,9 0 1,1 - -
Males and females 16-26 Every day Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 2,1 2,5 0,6 - -
Males and females 16-26 Every day Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 0 0 7,7 - -
Males and females 16-26 Every day Central Estonia 1,2 3,1 2,6 1,6 2,3
Males and females 16-26 Every day Northeastern Estonia 0 1,5 1,5 5 0
Males and females 16-26 Every day Southern Estonia 2,3 2 1,1 0,6 1,6
Males and females 16-26 Every day Western Estonia 0 0 4 0 3,2
Males and females 16-26 Every day Northern Estonia 1,7 0,8 0,9 1 2,4
Male 16-26 Do not consume Harju and Rapla County 10,3 9,9 6,8 - -
Male 16-26 Do not consume Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 5,9 16,3 11,4 - -
Male 16-26 Do not consume Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 8,7 4,4 5,1 - -
Male 16-26 Do not consume Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 6,6 12 11 - -
Male 16-26 Do not consume Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 5,3 0 7,7 - -
Male 16-26 Do not consume Central Estonia 9,3 9,5 0 12,9 14,3
Male 16-26 Do not consume Northeastern Estonia 6,1 14,3 16,7 13,5 13,3
Male 16-26 Do not consume Southern Estonia 5,3 10,3 10,6 6,3 8,5
Male 16-26 Do not consume Western Estonia 10 2,9 6,5 7,9 3,5
Male 16-26 Do not consume Northern Estonia 9,8 11,2 7,6 8,9 7,8
Male 16-26 A few times a year Harju and Rapla County 16,4 14,1 18,8 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a year Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 3,9 9,3 17,1 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a year Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 13 28,9 20,5 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a year Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 8,2 12 17,8 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a year Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 10,5 6,7 7,7 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a year Central Estonia 11,6 7,1 16,7 6,5 23,8
Male 16-26 A few times a year Northeastern Estonia 6,1 10,7 12,5 18,9 20
Male 16-26 A few times a year Southern Estonia 9,3 16,1 16,5 10,5 21,3
Male 16-26 A few times a year Western Estonia 10 20 15,2 21,1 13,8
Male 16-26 A few times a year Northern Estonia 15,7 15,9 21 23,3 29,7
Male 16-26 A few times a month Harju and Rapla County 37,1 29,8 39,3 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a month Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 52,9 41,9 40 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a month Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 43,5 31,1 30,8 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a month Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 36,1 38,7 31,5 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a month Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 57,9 53,3 46,2 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a month Central Estonia 44,2 33,3 40 58,1 28,6
Male 16-26 A few times a month Northeastern Estonia 54,6 50 37,5 29,7 33,3
Male 16-26 A few times a month Southern Estonia 36 35,6 31,8 46,3 51,1
Male 16-26 A few times a month Western Estonia 50 42,9 41,3 44,7 41,4
Male 16-26 A few times a month Northern Estonia 38,2 29 38,1 36,7 23,4
Male 16-26 A few times a week Harju and Rapla County 32,8 44,6 32,5 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a week Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 35,3 25,6 25,7 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a week Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 32,6 35,6 41 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a week Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 44,3 33,3 38,4 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a week Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 26,3 40 23,1 - -
Male 16-26 A few times a week Central Estonia 32,6 42,9 36,7 19,4 28,6
Male 16-26 A few times a week Northeastern Estonia 33,3 21,4 29,2 29,7 33,3
Male 16-26 A few times a week Southern Estonia 44 34,5 38,8 36,8 14,9
Male 16-26 A few times a week Western Estonia 30 34,3 28,3 26,3 37,9
Male 16-26 A few times a week Northern Estonia 32,4 43 31,4 28,9 32,8
Male 16-26 Every day Harju and Rapla County 3,5 1,7 2,6 - -
Male 16-26 Every day Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 2 7 5,7 - -
Male 16-26 Every day Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 2,2 0 2,6 - -
Male 16-26 Every day Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 4,9 4 1,4 - -
Male 16-26 Every day Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 0 0 15,4 - -
Male 16-26 Every day Central Estonia 2,3 7,1 6,7 3,2 4,8
Male 16-26 Every day Northeastern Estonia 0 3,6 4,2 8,1 0
Male 16-26 Every day Southern Estonia 5,3 3,5 2,4 0 4,3
Male 16-26 Every day Western Estonia 0 0 8,7 0 3,5
Male 16-26 Every day Northern Estonia 3,9 0,9 1,9 2,2 6,3
Female 16-26 Do not consume Harju and Rapla County 6,4 6,5 11,9 - -
Female 16-26 Do not consume Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 8,6 8,8 9,5 - -
Female 16-26 Do not consume Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 8,1 10,9 7,4 - -
Female 16-26 Do not consume Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 2,5 11,5 13,8 - -
Female 16-26 Do not consume Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 6,3 12,5 15,4 - -
Female 16-26 Do not consume Central Estonia 4,8 5,6 17,4 6,7 4,6
Female 16-26 Do not consume Northeastern Estonia 7,5 10 4,9 13 16,7
Female 16-26 Do not consume Southern Estonia 2,1 10,1 13,6 12,6 8,9
Female 16-26 Do not consume Western Estonia 12,8 14,6 11,3 15,6 18,2
Female 16-26 Do not consume Northern Estonia 6,9 7,3 10 4,2 5,9
Female 16-26 A few times a year Harju and Rapla County 25,5 26 25,9 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a year Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 37,9 33,3 22,2 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a year Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 35,5 15,6 24,1 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a year Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 32,9 26,4 20,7 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a year Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 31,3 20,8 23,1 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a year Central Estonia 33,3 20,4 10,9 33,3 31,8
Female 16-26 A few times a year Northeastern Estonia 42,5 35 24,4 30,4 50
Female 16-26 A few times a year Southern Estonia 34 24,8 22,3 29,9 39,2
Female 16-26 A few times a year Western Estonia 31,9 16,7 24,5 15,6 18,2
Female 16-26 A few times a year Northern Estonia 24,6 27,3 28,5 33,3 34,3
Female 16-26 A few times a month Harju and Rapla County 47,5 55 47,6 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a month Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 46,6 43,9 54 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a month Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 45,2 60,9 51,9 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a month Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 51,9 40,2 49,4 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a month Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 43,8 58,3 53,9 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a month Central Estonia 47,6 63 56,5 53,3 54,6
Female 16-26 A few times a month Northeastern Estonia 45 42,5 56,1 39,1 33,3
Female 16-26 A few times a month Southern Estonia 52,6 43,1 48,5 40,2 48,1
Female 16-26 A few times a month Western Estonia 38,3 60,4 52,8 59,4 42,4
Female 16-26 A few times a month Northern Estonia 48,5 52,7 46,2 48,3 47,1
Female 16-26 A few times a week Harju and Rapla County 20,6 11,8 14,7 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a week Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 6,9 14 14,3 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a week Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 11,3 12,5 16,7 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a week Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 12,7 20,7 16,1 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a week Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 18,8 8,3 7,7 - -
Female 16-26 A few times a week Central Estonia 14,3 11,1 15,2 6,7 9,1
Female 16-26 A few times a week Northeastern Estonia 5 12,5 14,6 17,4 0
Female 16-26 A few times a week Southern Estonia 11,3 21,1 15,5 16,1 3,8
Female 16-26 A few times a week Western Estonia 17 8,3 11,3 9,4 18,2
Female 16-26 A few times a week Northern Estonia 20 12 15,4 14,2 12,8
Female 16-26 Every day Harju and Rapla County 0 0,6 0 - -
Female 16-26 Every day Ida-Viru and Lääne-Viru county 0 0 0 - -
Female 16-26 Every day Järva, Pärnu and Viljandi county 0 0 0 - -
Female 16-26 Every day Tartu, Jõgeva, Põlva, Valga and Võru County 0 1,2 0 - -
Female 16-26 Every day Hiiu, Saare and Lääne county 0 0 0 - -
Female 16-26 Every day Central Estonia 0 0 0 0 0
Female 16-26 Every day Northeastern Estonia 0 0 0 0 0
Female 16-26 Every day Southern Estonia 0 0,9 0 1,2 0
Female 16-26 Every day Western Estonia 0 0 0 0 3
Female 16-26 Every day Northern Estonia 0 0,7 0 0 0