Fig. 5: Global and regional sugar-sweetened beverage intakes (8 oz servings/week) in adults (+20 years) by area of residence and education level in 2018.

a SSB intakes in adults by area of residence. b SSB intakes in adults by area of residence and education level. SSBs were defined as any beverage with added sugars having ≥50 kcal per 8 oz serving, including commercial or homemade beverages, soft drinks, energy drinks, fruit drinks, punch, lemonade, and aguas frescas. This definition excludes 100% fruit and vegetable juices, non-caloric artificially sweetened drinks, and sweetened milk. The standardized serving size used for this analysis is 8 oz serving (248 grams). The filled bars represent the mean SSBs intake (8 oz servings/week) and the error bars the 95% UIs. Values were truncated at 14.5 (8 oz) servings/week to better reflect the distribution of intakes. Upper 95% UIs above that value are shown with a dashed line. The values below the bars correspond to the percentage (%) of the global population represented in that strata. Colors represent the education level as “low” 0 to 6 years of education (light green), “medium” >6 years to 12 years of education (dark green), or “high” >12 years of education (purple); and area of residence as “rural” (light blue) or “urban” (dark blue). In prior GDD reports, the region Central or Eastern Europe and Central Asia was referred to as Former Soviet Union, and Southeast and East Asia was referred as Asia. Source data are provided as Source Data file 2. GDD Global Dietary Database, oz ounces, SSBs sugar-sweetened beverages, UIs uncertainty intervals.