Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 97.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
97.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2011
All-time low
97.9%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan is 97.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan peaked at 98.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 8 Pakistan 98.4% compare
- 9 Mauritania 98.3% compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 98.1% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 94.6% compare
- 13 Maldives 94.5% compare
- 14 Djibouti 94.0% compare
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan was 97.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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