ABSTRACT

Country Adult alcohol Cigarettes Life expectancy Life expectancy intake per year, smoked per day in years – in years – litres per adult male female

Austria 11.9 4.6 74.2 80.5

Belgium 11.7 4.3 73.8 80.5

Britain 9.4 4.2 74.3 79.5

Denmark 12.1 4.9 73.1 78.2

Finland 8.4 2.2 73.3 80.3

France 14.1 4.0 74.2 82.1

Germany 11.8 5.0 73.7 80.0

Greece 10.4 8.3 75.1 81.4

Italy 9.4 4.2 74.9 81.3

Norway 4.8 1.7 75.4 81.0

Portugal 13.6 4.6 71.4 78.7

Sweden 6.4 2.4 76.7 81.8

Switzerland 11.8 5.6 76.1 82.2

EU average 11.1 4.5 74.1 80.5

The table a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that Swedish men have the b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . life expectancy in Europe, while women live the c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in Switzerland. d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . average women in Europe live six years longer e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . men. Men in Portugal have f) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lowest life expectancy (71.4 years), while the lowest for women is Denmark (78.2 years), which is g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . less than in Portugal (78.7 years).