Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Kuwait
Kuwait: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Kuwait, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Kuwait is 0.5%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Kuwait peaked at 1.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 186th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 183 Mauritania 1.0% compare
- 184 Comoros 1.0% compare
- 185 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 0.9% compare
More social development data for Kuwait
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 3,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.488 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.127 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.138 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.07 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.532 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.053 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Kuwait?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Kuwait was 0.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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