Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Uruguay
Uruguay: Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized was 11.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Uruguay, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Uruguay stood at 11.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Uruguay peaked at 13.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 11.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 83% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 11.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.2%, 39% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 11.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More social development data for Uruguay
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,195 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 126 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 126 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 Uruguay?
- Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized in Uruguay was 11.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized?
- Uruguay ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).