Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized was 29.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Equatorial Guinea stood at 29.0%.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 31.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2012.
That places Equatorial Guinea 125th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.8% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +5.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 29.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 80% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 29.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.6%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 23.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 20.5% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More social development data for Equatorial Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 424 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.4695 % change on previous year (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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Equatorial Guinea was 29.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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