Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 59.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
59.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
88th
of 186 countries
All-time high
60.7%
in 2013
All-time low
58.5%
in 2008
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Costa Rica, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Costa Rica stood at 59.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Costa Rica peaked at 60.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.1% | — |
| 2001 | 59.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 60.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 58.5% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 59.5% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 59.7% | 59.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More social development data for Costa Rica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 36,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0071 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 past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Costa Rica?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Costa Rica was 59.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).