Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq
Iraq: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 7.43 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq is 7.43, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq peaked at 7.62 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.91, in 2003.
Iraq ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.89 | — |
| 2001 | 5.89 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.38 | -42.7% |
| 2003 | 1.91 | -43.5% |
| 2004 | 3.57 | +87.3% |
| 2005 | 4.57 | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 5.34 | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 5.67 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 6.4 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 6.93 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 7.39 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 7.54 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.37 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 6.95 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 6.99 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.24 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 7.6 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 7.62 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.51 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 7.51 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.43 | -1.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 7.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.33, 31% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 7.43 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.97, 68% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +87.3% | 1.91 | 3.57 |
| 2003 | -43.5% | 3.38 | 1.91 |
| 2002 | -42.7% | 5.89 | 3.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.95 | 1.91 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.37 | 6.95 | 7.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.43 | 7.43 | 7.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More social development data for Iraq
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 322,345 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270,671 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0069 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, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq?
- Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Iraq was 7.43 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 7.62 in 2017.
- What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
- Iraq ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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