5 Countries with Highest Rates of Alcoholism

3. Belarus

Population with Alcohol Use Disorder: 18.8%

Belarus has a serious drinking problem and nearly 20,000 people die in the country every year due to alcohol-related conditions. Despite the large number of government policy initiatives that authorities claimed were controlling the problem, alcohol consumption in Belarus grew rapidly up to 2010, when it reached the highest in the world. 

The authorities in the capital city of Minsk have banned the sale of fortified sorts of fruit wine which are commonly known as ‘ink’. Belarus ranks among the most alcoholic countries in Europe.