files/thumbnails/0e0b1660-ad98-11dd-a0aa-000255111976.png 2007-07-10T06:39:19-04:00 89ade5ae110dd6f401110e2ebb080018 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afb63b1e0509 0 8 1.0 8 8.0 2010-01-29T13:12:29-05:00 2007-07-10T06:39:19-04:00 89ade5ae110dd6f401110e2ebb080018 true 0e0fd8eead9811dda0aa000255111976 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afb63de4050b Bookmark 2008-11-08T10:55:20-05:00 Strange that Uganda's consumption is so high given the relatively low consumption of its neighbours 2007-07-10T06:49:30-04:00 89ade5ae110dd6f401110e2ebb080018 false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afbf835f052b 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afbf85e5052c Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 I'm sure Ireland would have made it to the top if they'd started counting 10 year olds up rather than 15 year olds. :) 2007-07-10T06:55:00-04:00 89ade5ae1302767d011324ab49be05fc false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afc4e9b70536 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afc4ed140537 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 Europeans drink more as a group. 2007-07-10T06:57:52-04:00 89ade5ae112937d801112c38ebff03a0 false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afc72e950541 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afc730e50542 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 That does seem strange maybe its a blip in the data, quick google turned up the following fact: Among the Bagonda people of Uganda, the several widows of a recently deceased king have the distinctive honor of drinking the beer in which his entrails have been cleaned. I'm not sure if that would encourage alcohol consumption. 2007-07-10T06:57:54-04:00 89ade5ae1302767d011324ab49be05fc false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afc733d9054b 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 Do you reckon people drink less near the equator due to economic reasons or climate reasons? I've heard that the alcohol content of beer in the south of the USA is lower than in the north. 2007-07-10T07:00:34-04:00 89ade5ae1302767d011324ab49be05fc false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afc9a6ef0563 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afc9a9340564 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 The swath of "white" countries refers to the Muslim world. Muslims don't drink alcohol for religious reasons. So it's interesting to see how the map below, of the Muslim population around the world, is almost a reverse image of the alcohol map above: <a href="http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/view/SJjqGFsOtha6jbEQ4q6NF2-" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;"> <img src="http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/static-resources/snapshot/89ade5ae114b6bd50111648d867109ef.jpeg" id="blogThisImgSmall" style="border-style: solid solid none; border-color: rgb(175, 117, 93) rgb(175, 117, 93) -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1px 1px 0pt; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt;" alt=""> <img style="border: 0pt none ; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; display: block; position: relative; top: -5px;" src="http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/images2/blog_this_caption.jpg" id="Any_14"> </a> 2007-07-10T07:09:00-04:00 89a1c8b71009510801100a4325af0001 false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113afd2466f05b0 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 Ah excellent point, should have thought of that. But that still doesn't explain central and "northern" south America having a lower consumption. 2007-07-10T08:37:58-04:00 89ade5ae1302767d011324ab49be05fc false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113b022d26705dd 89ade5ae139c3cea0113b022d49d05de Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 That's really interesting Fernanda, wouldn't have guessed without seeing the snapshot 2007-07-10T08:43:08-04:00 89ade5ae110dd6f401110e2ebb080018 false 89ade5ae139c3cea0113b0278f3005f1 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 For the story on Ugandese alcohol consumption, check here: http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/15082005/Magazine/Magazine150820052.htm Seems like some national epidemic.. 2007-07-11T16:19:00-04:00 89a1c8b71007773501100782e7500001 false 89ade5ae13b21a3d0113b6f01bd30244 89ade5ae13b21a3d0113b6f01fcf0245 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:47-05:00 Hey all, I'm not familiar with this dataset - what's the time scale - Alcohol consumption per capita per ... month? year? On the original dataset, it says -pure- alcohol, which makes up only a small percentage of the drink that's consumed. So 7.8 litres for Canada would seem like a year. 2007-07-20T01:53:00-04:00 89ade5ae13e084e70113e229b16e0047 false 89ade5ae13e084e70113e2305325004b 89ade5ae13e084e70113e230558d004c Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 Fernanda, To the percentage of muslims vs. the chart above. That's really interesting. Is there a way here to mash up the datasets such that one can: 1. standardize the distribution for both 2. Subtract one from the other And show visually [sort of] the correlation? [by calling the rows of the datasets rather than merely cutting and pasting outside the program] 2007-07-20T02:08:47-04:00 89ade5ae13e084e70113e229b16e0047 false 89ade5ae13e084e70113e23e1c110055 89ade5ae13e084e70113e23e1e8b0056 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 Bernie - it's alcohol consumption per year, I've updated the dataset to reflect this. 2007-07-20T06:08:57-04:00 89ade5ae110dd6f401110e2ebb080018 false 89ade5ae13e084e70113e319fdb6008b 89ade5ae13e084e70113e31a010d008c Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 Hungary is European Champion! We outperform Russia, Finland and all Baltic countries! In the 80's we also lead world wide suicide statistics. In those years, alcohol consumption was even higher, around 15 litres per year. http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/population-health/variable-1186.html Hajrá magyarok! Kakimakika 2007-08-08T05:01:24-04:00 false 89ade5ae14209c14011444b4fa310b4d 89ade5ae14209c14011444b4fc7e0b4e Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 See also this <a href="http://www.drinkingmap.com/">map of legal drinking ages</a> across the world. 2007-08-12T16:41:07-04:00 89a1c8b71009510801100c6d76f50002 false 89ade5ae14209c1401145bcf03a5123e 89ade5ae14209c1401145bcf05f6123f Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 Jacket, If I had to guess I would say the reason that South America has a low consumption rate has something to do with Catholicism? Who knows though. 2007-08-14T20:17:27-04:00 false 89ade5ae14209c14011466e1cd441591 89ade5ae14209c14011466e1cf821592 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 Anonymous - given Ireland's alcohol consumption level I'm not convinced that Catholicism reduces alcohol consumption. 2007-09-12T11:18:45-04:00 89ade5ae110dd6f401110e2ebb080018 false 89ade5ae14e1dd2c0114fa4d044d0940 89ade5ae14e1dd2c0114fa4d06940941 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 Some more interesting info about Ugandan drinking here :http://allafrica.com/stories/200711301128.html. Apparently, in 2005, the WHO classified Uganda as the leading consumer of alcohol in the world! 2008-10-15T20:45:22-04:00 89ade5ae17f4704b0117f6ee5cb1027f false 89ade5ae1cfcfb02011d031d2bc80598 89ade5ae1cfcfb02011d031d34310599 Bookmark 2008-11-08T08:20:48-05:00 i thought russia was the highest. 2009-02-20T20:33:04-05:00 false 95a25b26ffb711dd8496000255111976 9543a7b6ffb711dd8496000255111976 Bookmark 2009-02-20T20:33:04-05:00