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Alcohol and life

Litres of alcohol and years of life. OECD and the Bank.

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Alcohol (OECD)

Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. OECD health. Not a disease rate.

The file

Recorded alcohol consumption, litres of pure alcohol per person 15+. OECD.

The indicator

DF_HEALTH_LVNG_AC, AC, L_PS, Y_GE15. Sales, not harm.

What the numbers show

Litres are not Life expectancy at birth. Pair them; do not divide them.

Longseries, “Alcohol (OECD)”. OECD (DF_HEALTH_LVNG_AC AC L_PS), 1960–2024, Australia, Canada, Czechia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Korea, Poland, Sweden, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. OECD Terms and Conditions. https://longseries.com/en/d/oecd-alcohol/

Latest values

12 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
Czechia202410.6
Germany202310.2
Poland202310.0
France20249.8
Australia20239.8
United States20239.4
United Kingdom20248.8
Canada20228.1
Italy20228.0
Korea20247.6
Sweden20247.3
Japan20246.7

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5.67.28.810.412.0196119822002202310.0
Poland

Calculations from this window

We compute from the published level in the selected years. Nothing is invented — CAGR and Δ are functions of those rows.

Poland

Alcohol (OECD)

6.3→10.0

Change
+3.7 pts
Years
1961–2023

Poland: 6.3 (1961) → 10.0 (2023). Difference +3.7 pts. Highest 11.5 in 1980; lowest 6.1 in 1962.

Alcohol (OECD) — Poland
YearCountryValue
2023Poland10.0
2022Poland10.5
2021Poland11.0
2020Poland10.9
2019Poland11.0
2018Poland10.7
2017Poland10.6
2016Poland10.5
2015Poland10.5
2014Poland10.5
2013Poland10.8
2012Poland10.2
2011Poland10.3
2010Poland10.0
2009Poland10.2
2008Poland10.8
2007Poland10.3
2006Poland9.9
2005Poland9.1
2004Poland9.2
2003Poland9.1
2002Poland8.1
2001Poland7.8
2000Poland8.4
1999Poland8.3
1998Poland8.4
1997Poland8.6
1996Poland8.1
1995Poland8.1
1994Poland8.3
1993Poland8.4
1992Poland8.3
1991Poland8.8
1990Poland8.3
1989Poland9.2
1988Poland9.5
1987Poland9.7
1986Poland9.7
1985Poland9.4
1984Poland8.7
1983Poland8.6
1982Poland8.5
1981Poland8.7
1980Poland11.5
1979Poland10.9
1978Poland10.9
1977Poland11.3
1976Poland10.8
1975Poland9.6
1974Poland8.7
1973Poland9.2
1972Poland8.6
1971Poland8.0
1970Poland7.6
1969Poland7.7
1968Poland7.4
1967Poland6.9
1966Poland6.6
1965Poland6.4
1964Poland6.2
1963Poland6.2
1962Poland6.1
1961Poland6.3

Life expectancy at birth

Years at birth. Poland ~68→78; covid paused the rise.

The file

Life expectancy at birth, years, 1960–.

The indicator

SP.DYN.LE00.IN is a period life table, not the age at death of people now alive. Child deaths pull the average — see Infant mortality and Under-5 mortality.

What the numbers show

Poland ~68 → 78.4 years; world 51 → 73. Germany ~81, the US ~79. Covid paused the rise. Spending: Health expenditure.

Longseries, “Life expectancy at birth”. World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), 1960–2024, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States, World. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. https://longseries.com/en/d/life-expectancy/

Latest values

Sorted by the latest published value. The rest of the file is under the fold.

15 places — sorted by latest value
CountryYearValue
Sweden202484.1
Japan202484.0
Italy202484.0
Spain202483.9
France202483.0
Netherlands202482.0
United Kingdom202481.4
Germany202480.8
The rest of the places (7)
Remaining 7 places
Czechia202480.0
United States202478.9
Poland202478.4
China202478.0
Brazil202476.0
World202473.5
India202472.2

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66.369.672.976.279.5196019812003202478.4
Poland

Calculations from this window

We compute from the published level in the selected years. Nothing is invented — CAGR and Δ are functions of those rows.

Poland

Life expectancy at birth

67.7→78.4

Change
+10.7 pts
Years
1960–2024

Poland: 67.7 (1960) → 78.4 (2024). Difference +10.7 pts. Highest 78.4 in 2024; lowest 67.4 in 1962.

Life expectancy at birth — Poland
YearCountryValue
2024Poland78.4
2023Poland78.3
2022Poland77.2
2021Poland75.4
2020Poland76.4
2019Poland77.9
2018Poland77.6
2017Poland77.8
2016Poland77.9
2015Poland77.5
2014Poland77.6
2013Poland77.0
2012Poland76.7
2011Poland76.7
2010Poland76.2
2009Poland75.7
2008Poland75.5
2007Poland75.2
2006Poland75.1
2005Poland75.0
2004Poland74.8
2003Poland74.6
2002Poland74.5
2001Poland74.2
2000Poland73.7
1999Poland73.0
1998Poland73.0
1997Poland72.6
1996Poland72.2
1995Poland71.9
1994Poland71.7
1993Poland71.6
1992Poland71.1
1991Poland70.6
1990Poland70.9
1989Poland71.0
1988Poland71.3
1987Poland70.9
1986Poland70.8
1985Poland70.5
1984Poland70.8
1983Poland71.0
1982Poland71.1
1981Poland71.1
1980Poland70.1
1979Poland70.8
1978Poland70.4
1977Poland70.4
1976Poland70.7
1975Poland70.6
1974Poland71.1
1973Poland70.7
1972Poland70.7
1971Poland69.6
1970Poland69.9
1969Poland69.7
1968Poland70.2
1967Poland69.4
1966Poland69.8
1965Poland69.4
1964Poland68.6
1963Poland68.4
1962Poland67.4
1961Poland67.8
1960Poland67.7