Table 1
Risk level from alcohol consumption of Canadians aged 18 and older, by gender, age group and province, Canada, excluding the territories

Risk level from alcohol consumption of Canadians aged 18 and older, by gender, age group and province, Canada, excluding the territories
	No risk (0 standard drinks per week)	Low risk (1 to 2 standard drinks per week)	Moderate risk (3 to 6 standard drinks per week)	Increasingly high risk (7 or more standard drinks per week)
	%	%	%	%
Canada Total (excluding territories)	54.4	15.2	15.2	15.1
Gender1
Men+2	49.9	14.9	15.9	19.3
Women+3	58.8	15.5	14.6	11.1
Age group
18 to 22 years	67.1	11.4	13.2	8.4
23 to 34 years	55.3	14.6	15.8	14.2
35 to 44 years	51.9	16.3	16.6	15.1
45 to 54 years	50.7	16.7	16.0	16.6
55 to 64 years	50.7	15.6	16.3	17.4
65 years and older	56.9	14.8	12.9	15.4
Province
Newfoundland and Labrador	58.1	13.1	14.7	14.2
Prince Edward Island	55.6	12.8	17.2	14.4
Nova Scotia	56.6	13.8	14.3	15.2
New Brunswick	60.2	12.8	14.4	12.7
Quebec	46.5	16.3	19.0	18.1
Ontario	57.6	14.9	13.5	14.0
Manitoba	57.4	14.4	14.0	14.1
Saskatchewan	58.8	15.4	13.3	12.5
Alberta	56.5	14.9	14.9	13.8
British Columbia	53.3	15.6	15.2	15.9
Area type4
Urban (Population Centre)	55.5	15.2	14.9	14.4
Rural area	48.8	15.1	16.9	19.2

Note(s):

Risk zone percentages were based on reported alcohol consumption in the seven days prior to the date of the interview. Respondents who had never consumed any alcohol in their lifetime and respondents who had not consumed alcohol in the past year were included in the "No risk" category.
A standard drink corresponds to a certain amount of pure alcohol and is equivalent to: 341 ml (12 oz) of 5% alcohol beer/cooler/cider/ready-to-drink beverage, or 142 ml (5 oz) of 12% alcohol wine, or 43 ml (1.5 oz) of 40% alcohol spirits (whisky, vodka, gin, etc.).

Source(s):

Canadian Community Health Survey, 2023 (3226).

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