Key Points

Daily Alcohol Consumption

• In 2021, 9.7% of adults aged 18–75 reported drinking alcohol daily.

• Since 2017, the proportion of daily alcohol consumers (8.2%) has not changed significantly.

• This proportion is not significantly different from the national average (8%).

• The gap between men and women, observed in 2017, remains the same in 2021 (15.3% and 4.3%, respectively).

Heavy episodic drinking

• In 2021, 22.6% of adults aged 18–75 reported having monthly heavy drinking episodes; this proportion has increased significantly since 2017 (17.8%). This proportion differs significantly from the national average (16.5%).

• Significant increases were observed in 2021 among men, women, those aged 31–45, low-income individuals, and those with a high school diploma or higher.

Exceeding low-risk consumption guidelines

• In 2021, 27.9% of adults aged 18 to 75 reported exceeding the consumption guidelines. This proportion is significantly higher than the national average (22%).

• This proportion was significantly higher among men (31.6%) compared to women (17.9%).

Emergency room visits directly related to alcohol

• In 2023, 8,523 emergency room visits directly related to alcohol were recorded, compared to 11,017 in 2017.

• The proportion of emergency room visits directly related to alcohol also decreased between 2017 and 2023, ending at 1.30% in 2023 (versus 1.08% nationally).

• The departments with the highest rates of emergency room visits directly related to alcohol were Mayenne, Sarthe, and Loire-Atlantique.