article_snippet: Despite the UK's reputation as a country which enjoys a pint, two billion fewer units of alcohol were consumed over the last two years, according to official figures.
article_snippet: The decline is largely because the strength of alcoholic drinks has fallen from an average of 4.42 per cent to 4.14 per cent over the two years, a report by the Department of Health says.
article_snippet: Increasingly health-conscious drinkers are also playing a part, the Sunday Telegraph reported, with a sharp rise in choice of lower-strength booze.
article_snippet: While the number of units of alcohol consumed has decreased over the last years, Britain still gets through more alcohol per head than most other nations .
article_snippet: The news comes a month after official figures showed the number of under-25s who do not drink at all has increased by 40 per cent in eight years.
article_snippet: A quarter of young people do not drink at all and binge drinking  is falling, but Britain still drinks more alcohol per head than most other countries.
article_snippet: Tom Smith, from Alcohol Concern, said: 'While we welcome the decrease in the number of alcohol units in the market, we ca
article_snippet: n’t ignore the fact our NHS and communities continue to strain under the burden of alcohol harms.'
highlights_snippet: Britain consumed two billion fewer units of alcohol over the last two years .
  
highlights_snippet: Strength of booze has fallen from average of 4.42 per cent to 4.14 per cent .
  