Alcohol consumption and its consequences in France in 2024
This report from the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT) provides an overview of the supply, uses, and the social and health consequences of alcohol consumption in France in 2024.
- The volume of pure alcohol sold declined again in 2024 (down 5.8% compared to 2023), standing at 9.75 litres of pure alcohol per capita.
- In 2024, over half of all alcoholic beverages sold were wines (52%), well ahead of beers and spirits.
- According to the 2024 European School Survey on Alcohol and other Drugs (ESPAD) conducted by the OFDT, alcohol use among 16-year-old French individuals has declined and is now below the European average.
- According to the 2023 survey conducted by the OFDT on representations, opinions and perceptions regarding psychoactive drugs (EROPP), all indicators of alcohol use among adults remain high despite a downward trend.
- Alcohol-related hospital admissions to medical, surgical, obstetric and dental units increased in 2024, with 614 076 inpatient stays involving 316 950 people. Admissions for acute alcohol intoxication have been declining for a decade, in contrast to those related to alcohol dependence.
- In 2024, the number of road deaths involving a driver with a detectable blood alcohol level decreased by 2.6% compared to 2023 (falling from 702 fatalities to 684). Alcohol remains a factor in a quarter of fatal accidents.
Publication type
Briefing papers
Publication date
Language
French
English
Author(s)
DOUCHET
Marc-Antoine
Edited by
OFDT
Number of pages
12
ISBN
978-2-488392-13-6
Products & addictions
Alcohol
Themes
Supply and markets
Treatment
Users
Specific population(s)
Adolescents
Adults
Territories
Metropolis
Dispositif d'enquête et d'observation
Medico-administrative analysis
Epidemiological surveys