It is important to grasp the extent of the health consequences related to the consumption of alcohol in a population. Alcohol use disorders comprise an array of disorders attributable to alcohol and therefore reveal an important proportion of a population which suffers from the direct impact of alcohol.

Adults (15+ years) who suffer from disorders attributable to the consumption of alcohol (according to ICD-10: F10.1 Harmful use of alcohol; F10.2 Alcohol dependence) during a given calendar year. Numerator: Number of adults (15+ years) with a diagnosis of F10.1, F10.2 during a calendar year. Denominator: Midyear resident population (15+ years) over the same calendar year. UN World Population Prospects, medium variant.

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Data on the prevalence of people with Alcohol use disorders (including harmful use and alcohol dependence), were modelled using regression models. Where available, the original survey data on the previously-mentioned measures of interest were used instead of the predicted estimates. The regression models used data collected through a systematic search of all survey data on the previously-mentioned measures of interest (from 2000 onward) and took into account per capita consumption, population structure, the size of Muslim population within the country, the region of the country, and the year from which the survey data were obtained. Data on gross domestic product (adjusted for purchase power parity) were obtained from the World Bank (the World Bank 2013). The validity of the predicted estimates was assessed by comparing predicted estimates to the survey data. To make rates comparable across countries, they are statistically adjusted to one common population structure (the standard population). This indicator is also provided age-standardized to the WHO standard population to reflect a number per 100,000 population.

Population weighted average of the countries in the region with valid AUD prevalence information.

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Preferred data sources: Surveys representative for the population in the respective country using validated instruments which had been shown comparable (CIDI, AUDADIS, SCAN). Additional health services reporting systems may provide complementary or confirmatory information regarding to the frequency and severity of alcohol use disorders.

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