I stumbled across a couple of interesting world maps on Wikipedia. There seems to be a clear and fascinating correlation between the two.
Countries of the world by Population Growth
Countries of the world by Alcohol Consumption
The nations that don't drink much appear to be responsible for almost all of the world's population growth. Those nations that do drink a lot appear to be either shrinking or barely growing.
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