Residents of Leningrad region forgot about alcohol and focused on sports and longevity
Leningrad region was included in the list of regions with the lowest incidence of alcoholism. Only 13% of people per 100,000 population suffer from this problem, which is 3.2 times lower than the average in Russia. At the same time, the number of Leningraders involved in sports is gradually increasing. This is reported by the Governor of the region Alexander Drozdenko.
Leningrad region was included in the list of regions with the lowest incidence of alcoholism. Only 13% of people per 100,000 population suffer from this problem, which is 3.2 times lower than the average in Russia. At the same time, the number of Leningraders involved in sports is gradually increasing. This is reported by the Governor of the region Alexander Drozdenko.
In Leningrad region, alcoholics are found about 3.8 times less than the average in the North-Western Federal District. And in 2024, the region generally ranked last for alcohol abuse. And at the same time, for the third year in a row, the number of crimes in the state of alcoholic intoxication in the Leningrad region is decreasing.
The authorities are working to increase citizens committed to sports and plan to increase this figure to 70% by 2030. Educational, cultural, leisure, creative programs, sports and volunteer activities are formed. The regional program “Active longevity” by the end of 2025 included 61.8% of citizens of the older generation of the region.
