Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits Worldwide
Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) represents the amount of ethanol in a given amount of blood, and is noted as “weight by volume.” The table below lists the legislated maximum levels for a number of countries given in milligrams of ethanol per milliliter of blood (mg/ml). (Last updated February 2007)
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TABLE 1: STANDARD BAC LIMITS |
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Country |
Standard BAC (in mg/ml) |
Country |
Standard BAC (in mg/ml) |
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Albania |
0.1 |
Kyrgyzstan |
0.5 |
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Algeria |
0.1 |
Latvia |
0.49 |
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Argentina |
0.5 |
Lithuania |
0.4 |
|
Armenia |
0 |
Luxembourg |
0.8 |
|
Australia |
0.5 |
Macedonia |
0.5 |
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Austria |
0.5 |
Malaysia |
0.8 |
|
Azerbaijan |
0 |
Malta |
0.8 |
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Belarus |
0.5 |
Mauritius |
0.5 |
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Belgium |
0.5 |
Mexico |
0.8 |
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Bolivia |
0.7 |
Moldova |
0.3 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0.5 |
Mongolia |
0.2 |
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Botswana |
0.8 |
Nepal |
0 |
|
Brazil |
0.6 |
The Netherlands |
0.5 |
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Bulgaria |
0.5 |
New Zealand |
0.8 |
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Cambodia |
0.5 |
Nicaragua |
0.8 |
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Canada |
0.8 |
Norway |
0.2 |
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Colombia |
0 |
Panama |
0 |
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Costa Rica |
0.49 |
Paraguay |
0.8 |
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China |
0.5 |
Peru |
0.5 |
|
Croatia (Republic of) |
0 |
Philippines |
0.5 |
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Czech Republic |
0 |
Poland |
0.2 |
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Denmark |
0.5 |
Portugal |
0.5 |
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Ecuador |
0.7 |
Romania |
0 |
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El Salvador |
0.5 |
Russia |
0.3 |
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Estonia |
0.2 |
Singapore |
0.8 |
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Ethiopia |
0 |
Slovak Republic |
0 |
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Finland |
0.5 |
Slovenia |
0.5 |
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France |
0.5 |
South Africa |
0.5 |
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Georgia |
0.3 |
South Korea, Rep of |
0.52 |
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Germany |
0.5 |
Spain |
0.5 |
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Greece |
0.5 |
Sweden |
0.2 |
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Guatemala |
0.8 |
Switzerland |
0.5 |
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Honduras |
0.7 |
Thailand |
0.5 |
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Hungary |
0 |
Turkey |
0.5 |
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Iceland |
0.5 |
Turkmenistan |
0.3 |
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India |
0.3 |
Uganda |
0.5 |
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Ireland |
0.8 |
United Kingdom |
0.8 |
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Israel |
0.5 |
United States |
0.8 |
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Italy |
0.5 |
Uruguay |
0.8 |
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Japan |
0.3 |
Venezuela |
0.5 |
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Kenya |
0.8 |
Zimbabwe |
0.8 |