Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Dominica
Dominica: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 50.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Dominica, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 50.3% 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 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Dominica peaked at 50.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2004.
That places Dominica 111th out of 186 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.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 46.3% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.9% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Dominica?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Dominica was 50.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2004.
- How does Dominica rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Dominica ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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