Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Iran
Iran: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 1.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Iran, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.4% for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in 2020.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Iran peaked at 1.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Iran 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 176 North Korea 2.4% compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 1.6% compare
- 178 Afghanistan 1.4% compare
- 180 Syria 1.4% compare
- 181 Libya 1.1% compare
- 182 Yemen 1.0% compare
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- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.248 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.159 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.093 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.166 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.042 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Iran?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Iran was 1.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Iran ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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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