England has the highest rates of alcohol consumption among school children, according to a study of more than 40 countries by the World Health Organization. The survey, published late last week found more than half of 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol in England as have a third of all 11-year-olds, prompting child health advocates to call for more measures to protect teenagers. The global health experts said that across the UK, 13- and 15-year-old girls were more likely to be drinking, smoking and vaping than boys of the same age. Alcohol abuse causes 3mn deaths a year globally, according to the WHO, and excessive consumption is a leading cause of death and physical and mental disability in young people.   In this conversation we talk about the survey and how underage alcohol consumption in the world is a public health threat with Political Analyst & Comparative Politics Seminal Teacher at the University of Dundee Musa Mdunge.