Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa
Samoa: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 70.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
70.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
63rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
71.9%
in 2013
All-time low
67.3%
in 2003
Years of data
21
2000–2020
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.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.8% | — |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 70.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.3%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 70.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 63.0%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 65 South Africa 70.4% compare
- 66 Fiji 69.9% compare
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 17 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
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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