Recommended Maximum Intake of Alcoholic Beverages - Units and Standard Drinks

Units and Standard Drinks

See also: Standard drink

Countries express alcohol intake in 'units' or 'standard drinks' when recommending alcohol intake. In increasing order of unit size:

Country Grams millilitres Ref
Austria 6
United Kingdom 8 10
Iceland 9.5
Netherlands 9.9
Australia 10 12.7
Ireland 10 12.7
Italy 10 12.7
New Zealand 10 12.7
Poland 10 12.7
Spain 10 12.7
Finland 11
Denmark 12
France 12
South Africa 12
Canada 13.6
Portugal 14
United States 14
Hungary 17
Japan 19.75 25
Hong Kong A 'drink' without any more precision

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