Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Cuba
Cuba: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 20.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Cuba, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 20.6% for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Cuba peaked at 20.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2000.
That places Cuba 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 22 Bahamas 21.4% compare
- 23 Uruguay 21.2% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 21.1% compare
- 26 Barbados 20.4% compare
- 27 Antigua and Barbuda 20.2% compare
- 28 Kazakhstan 19.9% compare
More social development data for Cuba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 29,395 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.302 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.057 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.176 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.022 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.074 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.054 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Cuba?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Cuba was 20.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- How does Cuba rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Cuba ranks 25th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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