Kazakhstan witnessed a significant surge in retail alcohol sales last year, reaching a total of 511.7bn tenge, equivalent to $1.1bn. This represents a remarkable 37% increase compared to the previous year, making it the highest level of retail alcohol sales in the past decade.
The sudden spike in alcohol sales in 2021 can be partly attributed to the lower baseline of the preceding year. In 2020, the figures plummeted by 15.5%, resulting in total sales of 373.7bn tenge, or $810mn. However, the general trend in Kazakhstan has been consistent growth in alcohol sales, with few exceptions.
On average, each Kazakhstani adult over 20 years of age spent approximately 40.9 thousand tenge, or $88.6, on alcohol in 2021. Interestingly, the data also revealed a positive shift regarding alcoholism rates. For every 100,000 people, there were 53 new cases of alcoholism reported, marking the lowest figure in the past decade, as reported by the Office of National Statistics.
Notably, the incidence of alcoholism has been steadily declining year after year, without interruption since 2013. The average annual rate of reduction stands at an impressive 15%, underlining the positive impact of initiatives and efforts aimed at curbing alcohol-related problems.
Furthermore, it's worth highlighting the significant drop in alcohol-related crimes in Kazakhstan. In 2022, authorities investigated 9.2 thousand crimes attributed to drunken individuals, a figure that is half the number of such incidents reported in 2016. This decline indicates the success of measures designed to reduce alcohol-induced criminal activities
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