Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 3.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 3.0% for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh peaked at 3.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 174th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 171 Senegal 3.8% compare
- 172 Pakistan 3.6% compare
- 173 Niger 3.5% compare
- 175 China (People’s Republic of) 2.4% compare
- 176 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 2.4% compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 1.6% compare
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 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, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Bangladesh was 3.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Bangladesh ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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