Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives
Maldives: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 94.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
94.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
13th
of 186 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2005
All-time low
94.0%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 94.5% for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives peaked at 96.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2019.
Maldives ranks 13th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.5% | — |
| 2001 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 94.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.3%, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 94.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 72.5%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.6% | 95.4% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.0% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 94.5% | 94.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 10 Saudi Arabia 98.1% compare
- 11 Afghanistan 97.9% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 94.6% compare
- 14 Djibouti 94.0% compare
- 15 Iraq 93.1% compare
- 16 Sudan 93.0% compare
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (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 62 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -18.42 % change on previous year (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 Maldives?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Maldives was 94.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Maldives ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Maldives 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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