Demographic variation in weekly alcohol use across countries in the Global Flourishing Study
This study highlights significant cross-national differences in alcohol consumption, shaped by demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors. Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic countries and those with a lower prevalence of Muslim populations tended to report higher alcohol consumption. Religious salience should be considered in demographic studies on alcohol use. These cross-national differences underscore the need for context-specific research to inform effective alcohol policies tailored to each country's characteristics.
Authors
- Chukwuemeka N. Okafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-4866)
- Byron R. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3337-3810)
- Tyler J. VanderWeele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6112-0239)
- Sung Joon Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2228-158X)
- Jason Paltzer
- R. Noah Padgett
- Pedro Antonio de la Rosa
Institutions
- Pepperdine University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Baylor University (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Wisconsin Lutheran College (US)
- Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA) (ES)
- Harvard University Press (US)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Communications Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-025-01346-z
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- John Templeton Foundation
- Fetzer Institute
- Templeton World Charity Foundation
- Templeton Religion Trust