Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Benin
Benin: Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized was 44.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 44.7% for alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Benin peaked at 59.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2020.
That places Benin 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.5% | — |
| 2001 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 57.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 44.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.6%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 44.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.6%, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 57.3% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 44.8% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.7% | 44.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 83 Brunei 46.7% compare
- 84 Uganda 45.7% compare
- 85 Democratic Republic of Congo 45.4% compare
- 87 North Macedonia 44.7% compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.5% compare
- 89 Guatemala 42.6% compare
More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Benin?
- Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Benin was 44.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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