Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Denmark
Denmark: Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure was 1.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Denmark, 1994–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Denmark stood at 1.7%.
The figure is down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Denmark peaked at 2.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 2.4% | — |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Denmark?
- Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure in Denmark was 1.7% in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure?
- Denmark ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol expenditure as a per cent of total household expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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