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Merged from Standard_drink#Definitions_in_various_countries where I first started to compare national alcohol values with the international standard drink value of 10 grams, as defined by the WHO AUDIT. --94.255.152.53 (talk) 19:01, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Standard drink definitions vary internationally, with no universal agreement on the amount of pure alcohol each contains;[1] values in different countries range from 8 to 20 grams (0.28 to 0.71 ounces). The example questionnaire form for the World Health Organization's Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) uses 10 g (0.35 oz),[2] and this definition has been adopted by more countries than any other amount.[3] Some countries choose to base the definition on mass of alcohol (in grams) while others base the unit on the volume (in ml or other volume units).[4] For comparison, both measurements are shown here, as well as the number of standard drinks contained in 500 millilitres (16.9 US fluid ounces) of 5% ABV beer (a typical large size of beer in Europe, slightly larger than a US pint of 473 mL). The terminology for the unit also varies, as shown in the Notes column.

Amount of pure alcohol (in grams or millilitres) contained in a standard drink, as defined in different countries.
Country Mass
(g)		 Volume
(mL)		 International drinks (WHO AUDIT, 10 g[2]) Align with the WHO AUDIT Notes
Albania[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Albania[5] 14 17.7 1.4 No
Australia[3][6] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Austria[3][5] 20 25.3 2 No
Benin[5] 14 17.7 1.4 No
Bosnia and Herzegovina[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Canada[3][7][8] 13.6 or 13.45 [9] or 13.5[10] 17.2 or 17 [9] 1.36 or 1.35 No This specific unit is computed based on the oz definition as:
  • 12 oz (341 mL) bottle of 5% alcohol beer, cider or cooler
  • 1.5 oz (43 mL) shot of 40% hard liquor (vodka, rum, whisky, gin etc.)
  • 5 oz (142 mL) glass of 12% wine.[11]
Costa Rica[5] 8 10 0.8 No
Croatia[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Denmark[3][5] 12 15.2 1.2 No
Estonia[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Fiji[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Finland[12] 12 15.2 1.2 No
France[3] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Georgia[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Germany[3][13] 11 13.8 1.1 No Standardglas defined as containing 10–12 g (central value used here)
Guyana[5] 8 10 0.8 No
Hong Kong[14] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Hungary 17 21.5 1.7 No
Iceland[3][15] 8 10 0.8 No áfengiseining defined as 8 g but treated as equivalent to 10 mL
Ireland[3][16] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Italy[3] 12 15.2 1.2 No unità standard defined as 12 g
Japan[2][17] 19.75 25 1.98 No "unit (tan'i)". MHLW's conventional unit, based on 1 gō (unit) (approx. 180 mL) of sake. Not any "standard".
Japan[17] 10 12.7 1 Yes "drink (dorinku)". Introduced around 2011 to align with the WHO AUDIT, and to avoid the conventional unit (20 g) of giving a false impression of "minimum amount to drink".[18] Sometimes also called "unit (tan'i)".[19] Has no implication of being any "standard".
Latvia[5] 12 15.2 1.2 No
Luxembourg[5] 10-12 12.7-15.2 1-1.2 No
Malta[5] 8 10 0.8 No
Mexico[5] 10-13 12.7-16.5 1-1.3 No
Namibia[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Netherlands[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
New Zealand[3][20][21] 10 12.7 1 Yes
North Macedonia[5] 14.2 18 1.42 No
Norway 12.8 15 1.28 No
Philippines[5] 12 15.2 1.2 No
Poland[3] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Portugal[3] 11 13.8 1.1 No 10–12 g (central value used here)
Russia[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[5] 14 17.7 1.4 No
Seychelles[5] 8 10 0.8 No
Singapore[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Slovenia[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
South Korea[5] 8 10 0.8 No
Spain[3] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Sweden 12 15.2 1.2 No standardglas corresponds to 33 cl 5% beer, 13 cl wine, or a drink or shot based on 4 cl 40% liquor[22]
Switzerland[3] 12 15.2 1.2 No
Taiwan (ROC)[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
Ukraine[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes
United Kingdom[3][23][24] 8 10 0.8 No unit of alcohol[a] defined as 10 mL but treated as equivalent to 8 g.[26]
United States[27][3][28] 14 17.7 1.4 No standard drink defined as 0.6 fl oz (US) pure ethanol, approximately 14 g
Uruguay[5] 10 12.7 1 Yes

References

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  1. ^ The term "standard drink" was used in the United Kingdom in the first guidelines (1984) that published "safe limits" for drinking, but this was replaced by reference to units of alcohol in the 1987 guidelines and that term has been used in all subsequent UK guidance.[25]
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  14. ^ Department of Health Alcohol and Health: Hong Kong Situation
  15. ^ "Landlæknisembættið, Icelandic Directorate of Health" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
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