Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Malawi
Malawi: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 27.26 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
27.26
Change on year
up 8.6%
World rank
69th
of 186 countries
All-time high
28.03
in 2011
All-time low
23.75
in 2004
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 27.26, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Malawi peaked at 28.03 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.75, in 2004.
That places Malawi 69th 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, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.66 | — |
| 2001 | 24.66 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.16 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 23.91 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 23.75 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 25.13 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 26.5 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 27.54 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 26.76 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.72 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.26 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 28.03 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.96 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.78 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.16 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 25.94 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 24.86 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 24.47 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.09 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 25.09 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.26 | +8.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 27.26 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.78, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 27.26 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.36, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.38 | 23.75 | 27.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.36 | 24.47 | 28.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.26 | 27.26 | 27.26 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 66 Luxembourg 27.89 compare
- 67 Australia 27.7 compare
- 68 Switzerland 27.34 compare
- 70 Antigua and Barbuda 27.23 compare
- 71 New Zealand 27.11 compare
- 72 Sweden 26.8 compare
More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 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 Malawi?
- Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Malawi was 27.26 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.03 in 2011.
- What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.75 in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
- Malawi ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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