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Overview
- An Ipsos-Ipec survey for CISA reports abstinence rose to 64% from 55% in 2023, driven by 18–24 year-olds (46% to 64%) and 25–34 year-olds (47% to 61%).
- Increases in non-drinking were strongest among people with higher education, socioeconomic classes A/B, and residents of the Southeast, particularly in metropolitan areas and capitals.
- Heavy episodic drinking remains concentrated among men, adults 25–44, those with secondary education, and residents of the North/Central-West.
- Among abusive drinkers, 82% believe they drink moderately and only 9% acknowledge overuse and say they need to change.
- Datasus records show 73,019 alcohol-attributable deaths in 2023 and 418,467 hospitalizations in 2024, continuing an upward trend since 2010.