Moreover, according to the report, “registered consumption” of alcohol decreased by 40%, unregistered consumption of alcohol produced and sold outside the framework of state control - by 48%.
It is noted that the reduction in alcohol consumption is the result of the implementation of a whole range of measures to control the alcohol market in Russia since 2003.
The report also says that a decrease in alcohol consumption has led to an increase in life expectancy in Russia.
Between 2003 and 2018, mortality decreased by 39% in men and 36% in women. The number of deaths associated with alcohol consumption has decreased most significantly.
Earlier, Russian Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova said that over the past 20 years, the average life expectancy of Russians has increased by 7.7 years, while tobacco and alcohol consumption in Russia has decreased by a quarter.
On September 20, Rospotrebnadzor supported the initiative to ban the sale of alcohol in public catering facilities located in residential buildings.