The Incidence Of Alcoholism In Russia Has Reached The Highest Level Since 2016
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Chukotka became the leader in the number of sick people.
In 2025, the number of Russians with first-time diagnosed alcoholism or alcoholic psychosis reached 56.9 people per 100,000 residents, wrote "Important Stories" citing data from the Ministry of Health. This is a record for the last nine years. Compared to 2024, the incidence of alcoholism jumped by 30%, which was the sharpest increase in the history of observations. The indicator increased in 69 regions. As in previous years, Chukotka became the leader in the number of sick people - 391 people per 100 thousand inhabitants. It also heads the anti-rating of regions by the number of deaths from alcohol.
The second place - Perm Krai (288 people per 100 thousand inhabitants). The indicator has grown 3.5 times. This is the maximum in the region for the entire period of observation. The Nenets Autonomous District closes the top three - 231.5 people per 100 thousand inhabitants. In Omsk region the number of people with first-time diagnosed alcoholism increased five times, in Astrakhan region - four times.
According to the Ministry of Health, by the end of 2024, 908.1 thousand Russians (671 people per 100 thousand population) with the diagnosis of "alcoholism" and "alcoholic psychosis" were registered in medical and preventive institutions. In the same year, almost 63.5 thousand citizens were diagnosed with such diseases for the first time. In 2023, this figure was 67 thousand, and in 2022 - 67.7 thousand.
The number of people with first-diagnosed alcohol addiction began to grow after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to Rosstat data. According to official statistics, before the war this figure was declining and from 2010 to 2021 fell almost twice - from 100 thousand to 53 thousand people.
The trend was confirmed by private drug clinics in Moscow, which recorded a sharp increase in the number of new patients with alcoholism. Specialists explained the situation by "crisis times," noting that "people are looking for some kind of solace, oblivion," in connection with which "alcohol becomes an 'escape' from reality and a way to fight fear and uncertainty about the future."
After the war began, Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded a reduction in alcohol consumption in the country. The government approved a corresponding concept until 2030, under which no more than 7.8 liters of ethanol should be consumed per inhabitant in 2030, compared to 8.9 liters in 2023. Local authorities launched an anti-alcohol campaign and introduced various restrictions on alcohol sales.
Despite this, sales of hard alcohol in Russia in 2024 rose to an eight-year high of 8.5 liters per capita, FinExpertiza calculated. Vodka accounted for 5.3 liters of this volume, a figure that has been established since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
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