Fig. 8: National correlation of sugar-sweetened beverage intake (8 oz servings/week) in adults (20+ years) and sociodemographic development index by world region in 1990 and 2018 for 185 countries.
From: Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries
a National correlation of SSB intakes adults and SDI by world region in 1990 and b national correlation of SSB intakes adults and SDI by world region in 2018. Person correlation was assessed between SDI and SSB intakes among a total of 185 countries were included in this analysis. 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 g). SDI was obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases study. Source data are provided as Source Data File 1. Centr/East Eur & Centr Asia Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia, GDD Global Dietary Database, Latin Amer/Caribbean, Latin America/Caribbean, SDI sociodemographic development, SSB sugar-sweetened beverage, UI uncertainty interval.
