Men's Facts - Alcohol Intake

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Men are more likely than women to drink alcohol excessively.

Excessive intake of alcohol contributes to many causes of death and illness, including cirrhosis and cancer of the liver, cancer of mouth, hypertension, stroke and road injuries.

Generally speaking, alcohol-related harm expresses as a continuum, that is, the more you drink, the higher the chance you are to get alcohol-related harm. Meanwhile, binge drinking is particularly hazardous to health because it may result in acute intoxication. Essentially it means drinking heavily over a short period of time, and is usually defined as the consumption of at least 5 glasses/cans of alcohol on one occasion.

Pattern of alcohol consumption in the 12 months preceding the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2018.

	Male	Female
Non-drinker/has not drunk in the past year	58.2%	82.8%
Drink less than 1 day per week	26.8%	14.0%
Drink 1-3 days per week	9.9%	2.5%
Drink 4-6 days per week	1.0%	0.0%
Drink everyday	4.2%	0.8%

Note: Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.

Source: Health Behaviour Survey 2018/19. Department of Health.

Percentage of adults who had binge drinking* during the month prior to the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2004-2012

Time

Percentage

Note:* Consumption of at least 5 glasses/cans of alcohol on one occasion

Source: Behavioural Risk Factor Surveys, 2004-2012. Department of Health.

Percentage of adults who had binge drinking* during the past year prior to the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2014-2016

Time

Percentage

Note:* Consumption of at least 5 glasses/cans of alcohol on one occasion

Source: Behavioural Risk Factor Surveys, 2014-2016. Department of Health.

Percentage of adults who had binge drinking* during the past year prior to the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2018

Time

Percentage

Note:* Consumption of at least 5 glasses/cans of alcohol on one occasion

Source: Health Behaviour Survey 2018/19, Department of Health. Department of Health.