Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Gambia
Gambia: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 79.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 79.3% 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Gambia peaked at 79.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2003.
Gambia ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.3% | 71.5% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 74.1% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Gambia?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Gambia was 79.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Gambia ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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