Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in El Salvador
El Salvador: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 24.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in El Salvador, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in El Salvador stood at 24.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in El Salvador peaked at 24.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.8% | — |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 23.3% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in El Salvador?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in El Salvador was 24.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- El Salvador ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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