The excessive consumption of alcohol has killed more than 3 million people worldwide in 2016

Although one may wonder whether moderate alcohol consumption can be beneficial for health or not, drinking more than that certainly has serious consequences, including death.

In fact, drinking too much alcohol has killed more than three million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently said.

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In India, alcohol consumption more than doubled between 2005 and 2016, with consumption rising from 2.4 liters to 5.7 liters in 2016.

Here are some of the shocking statistics from the report:

-Other total consumption of alcohol in India 4.2 liters are consumed by men and 1.5 liter by women in India.

-The total consumption of alcohol per capita (15 years and over) is is expected to increase in half of the WHO regions by 2025 and the largest increase is expected in the Southeast Asian region.

-However, increases, although smaller, are also expected in Indonesia and Thailand (with the largest populations of the second and fourth).

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–The second largest increase is expected for populations in the Western Pacific region, where China's population is the largest, with an increase in per capita consumption of 0.9 liters of pure alcohol in 2025.

–Total per capita consumption increased from 5.5 liters in 2005 to 6.4 liters in 2010 and was still at the level of 6.4 liters in 2016, says the report.

–About 2.3 billion people are current drinkers. Globally, more than a quarter (26.5%) of 15-19 year olds are current drinkers, or 155 million teenagers.

–About 237 million men and 46 million women had problems with alcohol, with the highest prevalence in Europe and the Americas.

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–The average daily consumption of alcohol among consumers is about two glasses of wine, a large bottle of beer or two glasses of spirits.

–Europe has the highest per capita consumption of alcohol in the world, even though it has already dropped by 10% since 2010.

–About one-third of alcohol-related deaths resulted from injuries, including car accidents and self-injury, while about one in five was due to digestive disorders or cardiovascular disease.

–Cancers, infectious diseases, mental disorders and other health problems were also to blame.

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The WHO said trends and projections indicate an expected increase in global per capita consumption of alcohol over the next decade, particularly in Southeast Asia and the Americas.

"By examining trends in alcohol consumption in many countries from 2000, you can see ups and downs, determined by different factors," said Poznyak, citing levels of social development, the .

The UN health agency warned that current policy responses are not enough to reverse the trends forecasting an increase in consumption over the next 10 years.

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"The political responses currently in place in countries are certainly not enough to reverse trends, that we are observing in many parts of the world or to significantly improve this situation, "said Dr Vladimir Poznyak, coordinator of WHO's Addiction Management Unit.

Poznyak said that it was "It is imperative that governments put in place measures to mitigate the harms associated with this increase."

However, he indicated that the data showed, for example, that alcohol consumption tends to decline in countries facing an economic crisis.

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