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.
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 |
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- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 2.92 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 496 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 32 (2025)
- Freedom Score 84 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
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- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
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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