As of November 2019, around 15 percent of male Japanese respondents were consuming an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases, while about nine percent of female respondents were consuming a high-risk amount of alcohol. Following the national health promotion plan announced in 2012, the Japanese government has been trying to reduce the high-risk alcohol consumption rate to 13 percent for men and 6.4 percent for women.
Share of people who consume an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases in Japan from 2010 to 2019, by gender
The source specified a person who consumes an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases as follows:
female consumers= 20 grams and more of daily alcohol intake
male consumers= 40 grams and more of daily alcohol intake
Sample size differs each year:
2018 n= 6,549 (female 3,498, male 3,051)
2017 n=6,586 (female 3,477, male 3,109)
2016 n=25,607 (female 13,805, male 11,802)
2015 n=7,058 (female 3,802, male 3,256)
2014 n=7,628 (female 4,066, male 3,562)
2012 n=30,103 (female 16,145, male 13,958)
2011 n=7,036 (female 3,810, male 3,226)
2010 n=7,873 (female 4,205, male 3,668)
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MHLW (Japan). (December 15, 2020). Share of people who consume an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases in Japan from 2010 to 2019, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134430/japan-high-risk-alcohol-consumption-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of people who consume an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases in Japan from 2010 to 2019, by gender." Chart. December 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134430/japan-high-risk-alcohol-consumption-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). (2020). Share of people who consume an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases in Japan from 2010 to 2019, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134430/japan-high-risk-alcohol-consumption-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan). "Share of People Who Consume An Amount of Alcohol That Can Increase The Risk of Lifestyle Diseases in Japan from 2010 to 2019, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134430/japan-high-risk-alcohol-consumption-rate-by-gender/
MHLW (Japan), Share of people who consume an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases in Japan from 2010 to 2019, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134430/japan-high-risk-alcohol-consumption-rate-by-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of people who consume an amount of alcohol that can increase the risk of lifestyle diseases in Japan from 2010 to 2019, by gender [Graph], MHLW (Japan), December 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1134430/japan-high-risk-alcohol-consumption-rate-by-gender/
