Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Thailand
Thailand: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 49.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
49.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
115th
of 186 countries
All-time high
50.3%
in 2018
All-time low
46.7%
in 2006
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Thailand, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 49.3% for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Thailand peaked at 50.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2006.
Thailand ranks 115th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.8% | — |
| 2001 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 46.7% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 48.3% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 112 Cameroon 49.8% compare
- 113 Angola 49.7% compare
- 114 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.4% compare
- 116 Trinidad and Tobago 49.1% compare
- 117 Saint Kitts and Nevis 48.7% compare
- 118 Paraguay 48.2% compare
More social development data for Thailand
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 84,017 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 327 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (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 Thailand?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Thailand was 49.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2006.
- How does Thailand rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Thailand ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).