Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Samoa
Samoa: Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized was 52.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Samoa, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 52.5% for alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Samoa peaked at 54.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2003.
Samoa ranks 72nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.6% | — |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +0.5% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 52.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.4%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 52.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.5%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.9% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.1% | 52.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 17 (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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Samoa?
- Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Samoa was 52.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized?
- Samoa ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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