Indian states with highest alcohol consumption among women

26.3% of women aged 15-49 consume alcohol, the highest in India.

Assam

8.7% of women aged 15-49 consume alcohol, higher than the national average.

Meghalaya

NFHS-3 reported 33.6% of women aged 15-49 consumed alcohol, the highest in India at that time. The figure dropped to 3.3% in NFHS-4.

Arunachal Pradesh

NFHS-3 reported 19.1% of women aged 15-49 consumed alcohol.  The figure dropped to 0.3% in NFHS-4.

Sikkim

NFHS-3 reported 11.4% of women aged 15-49 consumed alcohol. The figure dropped to 0.2% in NFHS-4.

Chhattisgarh

NFHS-3 reported 9.9% of women aged 15-49 consumed alcohol. The figure dropped to 0.3% in NFHS-4.

Jharkhand

NFHS-3 reported 9.6% of women aged 15-49 consumed alcohol. The figure dropped to 0.8% in NFHS-4.

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