Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Greece
Greece: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 30.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Greece, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Greece recorded 30.7% for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Greece peaked at 30.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.7% | — |
| 2001 | 25.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 24.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +7.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 30.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.7%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Greece's 30.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.8%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.3% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 25.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Greece?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Greece was 30.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Greece ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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