Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Barbados
Barbados: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 46.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Barbados, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Barbados stood at 46.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Barbados peaked at 47.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2016.
That places Barbados 120th out of 184 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 44.3% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 43.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 117 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 47.7% compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 46.9% compare
- 119 Dominican Republic 46.5% compare
- 121 Vietnam 46.3% compare
- 122 Congo, Republic of 46.1% compare
- 123 Gabon 45.6% compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 577 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.918 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.679 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.797 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Barbados?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Barbados was 46.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2016.
- How does Barbados rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Barbados ranks 120th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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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