Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa
Samoa: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 70.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa stood at 70.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa peaked at 71.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2003.
That places Samoa 63rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 67.3% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 70.3% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 60 Cote d'Ivoire 71.0% compare
- 61 Madagascar 71.0% compare
- 62 Kenya 70.9% compare
- 64 India 70.8% compare
- 66 Fiji 69.9% compare
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- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Physical integrity rights score fariss kenwick reuning 2.92 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 496 (2025)
- Political rights score fh 32 (2025)
- Freedom score fh 84 (2025)
- Full democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- States involved in state based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa was 70.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Samoa ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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