Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 5.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 5.4% for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh peaked at 5.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2009.
That places Bangladesh 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 172 Iraq 6.9% compare
- 173 Djibouti 6.0% compare
- 174 Maldives 5.5% compare
- 176 Afghanistan 2.1% compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 1.9% compare
- 178 Mauritania 1.7% compare
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh was 5.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2009.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Bangladesh ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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