Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Myanmar
Myanmar: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 13.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Myanmar, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 13.0% for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Myanmar peaked at 13.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 80 Laos 13.3% compare
- 81 Azerbaijan 13.2% compare
- 82 Romania 13.0% compare
- 84 Gabon 13.0% compare
- 85 Equatorial Guinea 13.0% compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 12.8% compare
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1.52 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.102 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.015 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.08 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.105 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.026 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.041 (2025)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.08 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Myanmar?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Myanmar was 13.0% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Myanmar ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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