Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in United States of America
United States of America: Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 28.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in United States of America, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in United States of America stood at 28.9%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in United States of America peaked at 30.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9% | — |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 29.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 29.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 28.9% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 28.9% | 28.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in United States of America?
- Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in United States of America was 28.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- United States of America ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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