Top 10 Alcohol Consuming Countries Portugal 2.98 Luxembourg 2.95 France 2.87 Hungary 2.66 Spain 2.66 Czech Republic 2.64 Denmark 2.61 Germany 2.50 Austria 2.50 Switzerland 2.43

Are people in the US are generally heavy consumers of alcohol?

Fact :  The US isn't even among the top ten alcohol consuming countries. Top 10 Alcohol Consuming Countries on per capita Basis Country / Consumption in Gallons of absolute or pure alcohol: At a consumption rate of only 1.74 per person, the US falls far down at 32nd on the list. (Ash, R. The Top 10 of Everything 2000. New York: DK Publications, 1999, p. 222; The World Health Organization (WHO) cited by Abramson, H. The flip side of French drinking. San Rafael, California: The Marin Institute for the Prevention of Alcohol and other Drug Problems. Unpublished paper, n.d., p. 1.