Information on the consumption of alcoholic beverages in Mexico

Alcohol use is associated with more than 200 health conditions, including various types of cancer, heart disease, cirrhosis, diabetes, epilepsy, digestive disorders, unintentional injuries, road traffic accidents, poisoning, falls, fires (WHO, 2018), and fetal impairment, along with other social consequences such as violence, vandalism, criminality, and reduced productivity. These health and social consequences associated with alcohol use result in losses of at least 2.6 percent of GDP annually in both middle- and high-income countries, including health care, criminal justice costs and losses in productivity (Manthey et al. 2021, cited in Solovei et al., 2022).