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4.8 per cent of people in the EU aged 16 or over consumed alcohol every day, according to data from Eurostat, while the share of people who consumed alcohol every week was 19.2%, and 21.8% for those consuming every month.

Fit pensioner - Photo by Centre for Ageing Better on Pexels

Life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years in 2024, a 0.1-year increase from 2023, following decreases in 2020 (80.4 years) and 2021 (80.1 years) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hadja Lahbib - Photo © European Union 2026

The European Commission has adopted a new EU Anti-Racism Strategy with a promise to combat racism in all its forms, including a strengthened framework to tackle hate speech and hate crime.