Binge drinking Britain: 57 per cent surge in women boozing heavily over three years, major report reveals READ MORE: Alcohol and substance abuse deaths soar, official figures show By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 13:01, 25 June 2024 | Updated: 13:26, 25 June 2024 e-mail 19 View comments The number of British binge drinkers is up by 13 per cent, a major report reveals, with women driving the increase. Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that in 2016, 29.8 per cent of people in the UK and Northern Ireland reported ‘heavy episodic drinking’.
However by 2019 this had increased to 33.6 per cent, sparking concern from alcohol misuse charities. Heavy episodic drinking refers to consuming 60g or more of alcohol – the equivalent of 7.
5 units – on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. This is the same as drinking just over three pints of medium-strength beer, or five small glasses of wine, or around seven single-shot gin and tonics in one sitting. Data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that in 2016, 29.
8 per cent of people in the UK and Northern Ireland reported ‘heavy episodic drinking’ While the number of men reporting binge drinking has remained largely similar, the number of women has seen a marked increase. In 2016, 13.8 per cent of women in the general population reported heavy episodic drinking – and this had risen to 21.
7 per cent by 2019. Charities warned that alcohol continu.