International Guide for Monitoring Alcohol Consumption and Related Harm

Overview

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to WHO Member States on epidemiological monitoring in order to inform and facilitate effective policy formulation, and to improve the global and regional comparability of data on alcohol use and health consequences in order to improve monitoring and to facilitate research and risk assessment. It is intended to provide general principles and also practical guidance on the development of realistic and effective sets of indicators of alcohol consumption and harm for different countries with different levels of resources.