In 2019 per-capita alcohol consumption, the US came in 35th, behind most countries in Europe (1). Latvia, Czechia, Lithuania and Austria all consumed about 25%

In 2019 per-capita alcohol consumption, the US came in 35th, behind most countries in Europe (1). Latvia, Czechia, Lithuania and Austria all consumed about 25% more pure alcohol per capita than the US did, by this measure. Latvia and Lithuania, in common with most fUSSR countries, have a lower life expectancy than the US, but Czechia and Austria both have higher life expectancy than the US, despite that notably higher per-capita consumption of pure alcohol. So I don't think that has much to do with it. 1: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/alcohol-consumption-per-capita/country-comparison/ https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/alcohol-consump...