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Scotland: mean units consumed on heaviest drinking day 2016, by gender and age

Mean units of alcohol consumed on heaviest day of drinking in Scotland in 2016, by gender and age

The data shows the mean number of units of alcohol consumed by individuals on their heaviest drinking day in Scotland in 2016, by gender and age. In this year, men aged between 45 and 54 years old drank 8.1 units of alcohol and women aged between 45 and 54 years old drank 5.9 units of alcohol.

16-24 years 11.5 9.9
25-34 years 10.2 7.6
35-44 years 8.1 6.2
45-54 years 8.1 5.9
55-64 years 8.3 5.3
65-74 years 6 3.8
75 years and over 3.7 2.3