World Alcohol-Free Day

31% of UN member states report having a national strategy to control alcohol consumption and carry out prevention methods. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause serious health consequences, i.e. more than 200 diseases, as well as physical and mental disorders. In fact, alcohol consumption from an early age is considered a permitted social practice, which has led each person to drink an average of 8.4 liters of alcohol per year.

The World Health Organization (WHO) established November 15 as "World Alcohol-Free Day" with the main objective of encouraging people's responsibility, especially adolescents and young people from all regions of the world, to control the consumption of this substance and make them aware of its dangerous consequences.

The Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH) is an essential tool for assessing and monitoring the health situation and trends related to alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm, and policy responses in countries. The harmful use of alcohol results in the death of 3 million people annually.