Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Jordan
Jordan: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 4.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Jordan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Jordan is 4.8%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Jordan peaked at 4.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 165th 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 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,471 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.672 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.274 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.282 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.616 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.556 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.132 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Jordan?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Jordan was 4.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Jordan ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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