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Merged from Standard_drink#Definitions_in_various_countries where I first started to compare national alcohol values with the international standard drink value of 10 grams, as defined by the WHO AUDIT. --94.255.152.53 (talk) 19:01, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
Standard drink definitions vary internationally, with no universal agreement on the amount of pure alcohol each contains;[1] values in different countries range from 8 to 20 grams (0.28 to 0.71 ounces). The example questionnaire form for the World Health Organization's Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) uses 10 g (0.35 oz),[2] and this definition has been adopted by more countries than any other amount.[3] Some countries choose to base the definition on mass of alcohol (in grams) while others base the unit on the volume (in ml or other volume units).[4] For comparison, both measurements are shown here, as well as the number of standard drinks contained in 500 millilitres (16.9 US fluid ounces) of 5% ABV beer (a typical large size of beer in Europe, slightly larger than a US pint of 473 mL). The terminology for the unit also varies, as shown in the Notes column.
| Country | Mass (g) |
Volume (mL) |
International drinks (WHO AUDIT, 10 g[2]) | Align with the WHO AUDIT | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Albania[5] | 14 | 17.7 | 1.4 | No | |
| Australia[3][6] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Austria[3][5] | 20 | 25.3 | 2 | No | |
| Benin[5] | 14 | 17.7 | 1.4 | No | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Canada[3][7][8] | 13.6 or 13.45 [9] or 13.5[10] | 17.2 or 17 [9] | 1.36 or 1.35 | No | This specific unit is computed based on the oz definition as:
|
| Costa Rica[5] | 8 | 10 | 0.8 | No | |
| Croatia[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Denmark[3][5] | 12 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No | |
| Estonia[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Fiji[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Finland[12] | 12 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No | |
| France[3] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Georgia[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Germany[3][13] | 11 | 13.8 | 1.1 | No | Standardglas defined as containing 10–12 g (central value used here) |
| Guyana[5] | 8 | 10 | 0.8 | No | |
| Hong Kong[14] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Hungary | 17 | 21.5 | 1.7 | No | |
| Iceland[3][15] | 8 | 10 | 0.8 | No | áfengiseining defined as 8 g but treated as equivalent to 10 mL |
| Ireland[3][16] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Italy[3] | 12 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No | unità standard defined as 12 g |
| Japan[2][17] | 19.75 | 25 | 1.98 | No | "unit (tan'i)". MHLW's conventional unit, based on 1 gō (unit) (approx. 180 mL) of sake. Not any "standard". |
| Japan[17] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | "drink (dorinku)". Introduced around 2011 to align with the WHO AUDIT, and to avoid the conventional unit (20 g) of giving a false impression of "minimum amount to drink".[18] Sometimes also called "unit (tan'i)".[19] Has no implication of being any "standard". |
| Latvia[5] | 12 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No | |
| Luxembourg[5] | 10-12 | 12.7-15.2 | 1-1.2 | No | |
| Malta[5] | 8 | 10 | 0.8 | No | |
| Mexico[5] | 10-13 | 12.7-16.5 | 1-1.3 | No | |
| Namibia[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Netherlands[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| New Zealand[3][20][21] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| North Macedonia[5] | 14.2 | 18 | 1.42 | No | |
| Norway | 12.8 | 15 | 1.28 | No | |
| Philippines[5] | 12 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No | |
| Poland[3] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Portugal[3] | 11 | 13.8 | 1.1 | No | 10–12 g (central value used here) |
| Russia[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[5] | 14 | 17.7 | 1.4 | No | |
| Seychelles[5] | 8 | 10 | 0.8 | No | |
| Singapore[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Slovenia[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| South Korea[5] | 8 | 10 | 0.8 | No | |
| Spain[3] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Sweden | 12 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No | standardglas corresponds to 33 cl 5% beer, 13 cl wine, or a drink or shot based on 4 cl 40% liquor[22] |
| Switzerland[3] | 12 | 15.2 | 1.2 | No | |
| Taiwan (ROC)[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| Ukraine[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes | |
| United Kingdom[3][23][24] | 8 | 10 | 0.8 | No | unit of alcohol[a] defined as 10 mL but treated as equivalent to 8 g.[26] |
| United States[27][3][28] | 14 | 17.7 | 1.4 | No | standard drink defined as 0.6 fl oz (US) pure ethanol, approximately 14 g |
| Uruguay[5] | 10 | 12.7 | 1 | Yes |
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