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How many units in your drinks?
Work out UK alcohol units in seconds and compare your week with the NHS low-risk guideline of 14 units. The NHS says no level of drinking is completely safe. See the NHS guide to calculating alcohol units.
This tool is for information only and is not medical advice. The NHS describes drinking within 14 units a week, spread over 3 or more days, as lower risk. It also says there is no completely safe level of drinking.
Units in common drinks
Worked examples using units = ml × ABV ÷ 1000
- 2.3Units in a pint of 4% lager
- 2.8Units in a pint of 5% lager
- 2.1Units in 175ml of 12% wine
- 3Units in 250ml of 12% wine
- 9Units in a 750ml bottle of 12% wine
- 1.1Units in a half pint of 4% lager
- 2.6Units in a pint of Stella Artois (4.6%)
- 2.4Units in a pint of Guinness Draught (4.2%)
- 1.8Units in a 440ml can of 4% lager
- 2.6Units in a pint of 4.5% cider
- 8.3Units in a 750ml bottle of 11% prosecco
- 1.9Units in a double 50ml gin (37.5%)
