Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 56.8% in 2020. β² Rising
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 56.8% for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 56.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2004.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 47.9% | 42.9% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.9% | 55.0% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 1 |
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- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.42 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.115 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.306 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.48 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.599 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 56.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2004.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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