Top 10 Provinces with the Highest Alcohol Consumption

According to a Ministry of Health survey, 2.2% of the Indonesian population aged 10 and above consumed alcoholic beverages in 2023.

Broken down by region, the highest proportion of alcohol drinkers was recorded in East Nusa Tenggara at 15.2%.

Other provinces with a relatively high proportion of alcohol drinkers include North Sulawesi, Bali, Maluku, Papua, and West Papua.

A significant number of alcohol drinkers were also found in Central Sulawesi, West Papua, West Kalimantan, and Gorontalo, as shown in the graph.

Meanwhile, the lowest proportion of alcohol consumers was found in Jambi, Aceh, South Kalimantan, Bengkulu, South Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Riau, with a prevalence of less than 1%.

Individuals recorded as alcohol drinkers are those who consumed at least one standard unit of alcohol in the month prior to the survey.

One standard unit of alcohol is a drink containing an average of 10 grams of pure ethanol, equivalent to:

* One small can/bottle of low-alcohol beverage (such as beer) measuring 285–330 milliliters (ml)
* One glass of medium-alcohol beverage (such as wine/champagne) measuring 120 ml
* One shot of high-alcohol beverage (such as whiskey/vodka/tequila) measuring 30 ml
* ½ glass of clear traditional alcoholic beverage measuring 100 ml
* One glass of cloudy traditional alcoholic beverage measuring 200 ml

The Ministry of Health states that alcohol consumption is considered excessive if it exceeds 5 standard units for men or 4 standard units for women.

Excessive alcohol consumption can cause various health problems, such as disrupting the body's metabolism, triggering weight gain, impairing liver and heart function, and causing high blood pressure.