Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Uganda
Uganda: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 58.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
58.1%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
93rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
58.1%
in 2020
All-time low
52.7%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Uganda, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 58.1% for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Uganda peaked at 58.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.7% | — |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 56.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 58.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 77.5%, 75% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 58.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.9%, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 52.7% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 55.4% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 90 Colombia 59.1% compare
- 91 Cook Islands 58.5% compare
- 92 North Macedonia 58.3% compare
- 94 Mexico 58.0% compare
- 95 Ghana 57.9% compare
- 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.4% compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 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 Uganda?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Uganda was 58.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Uganda ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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