Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Egypt
Egypt: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 7.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Egypt, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Egypt stood at 7.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Egypt peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 168th 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, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Egypt?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Egypt was 7.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Egypt ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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