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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Zimbabwe: Alcohol Consumption Increases Dramatically



Zimbabwe is likely to join the top 10 African drinking nations after the country's leading beer producer - Delta Beverages recorded a 50 percent jump in beer sales in the current reporting period.

According to the 2004 Global Status Report on Alcohol, Zimbabwe was ranked number 12 in Africa with per capita consumption of alcohol pegged at 5,08 litres per year compared to an average 4 litres in other African countries. Uganda still leads in the consumption of alcohol in Africa and the world with a per capita consumption of alcohol of 19,47 litres per year according to a 2005 World Health Organisation report. > > > >

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