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Indicator name:
Alcohol policy: national legislation to prevent unrecorded alcohol
Short name:
Unrecorded alcohol prevention
Topic:
Risk factors
Rationale:
One first needs to be aware of a country's laws and policies regarding alcohol before one can establish whether these influence the level and patterns of alcohol consumption in the population.
Definition:
National legislation to prevent unrecorded alcohol production and/or sales exists. Unrecorded alcohol means alcohol which is not taxed and is outside the usual system of governmental control, such as home or informally produced alcohol (legal or illegal), smuggled alcohol, surrogate alcohol (which is alcohol not intended for human consumption), or alcohol obtained through cross-border shopping (which is recorded in a different jurisdiction).
Method of estimation:
The national authorities of a given country respond to the WHO Global Survey on Alcohol and Health.
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Periodic
Expected frequency of data collection:
Periodic
Contact person email:
msb@who.int
Name:
NMH/MSD/MSB
IMRID:
2341
Links:
Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH)
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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