recorded alcohol consumption in kazakhstan is well below the oecd average but has been largely static contrary to the general trend of decreasing consumption seen elsewhere figure however other data suggest the picture is more complex first the estimated total alcohol consumption which includes unrecorded consumption is much higher litres per person per year almost identical to the oecd average source who global information system on alcohol and health however according to the same source on average men drink litres a year which helps explain death rates from alcoholrelated liver disease