Health & Wellbeing

Alcohol Units

Units in a drink, against the UK 14-unit guideline.

Education and reference only. Not a substitute for clinical judgement, local policy or product labelling. Always verify before clinical use. Values are calculated in your browser and never stored.

When to use

Use to work out how many units of alcohol are in a drink, and to keep track against the UK low-risk guideline.

Why use

One UK unit is 10 ml of pure alcohol. Knowing units helps you stay within the guideline of no more than 14 units a week.

Advice

To keep health risks low, the UK guideline is no more than 14 units a week for both men and women, spread over three or more days, with some drink-free days. 14 units is about 6 pints of average beer or 10 small glasses of wine.

References

UK Chief Medical Officers’ low-risk drinking guidelines (14 units/week).

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