on the other hand while overall alcohol consumption is high binge drinking rates in austria are slightly below the eu average among adolescents in of yearold girls and of yearold boys reported having been drunk at least twice in their life shares similar to the eu average while this share is still lower than in most other eu countries it has increased substantially since when only of austrian adults were obese austrian adults are among the most physically active in the eu but physical inactivity among yearolds is relatively high