Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 7.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Sierra Leone, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Sierra Leone is 7.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 184 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 | 7.5% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 8.1% compare
- 148 Oman 7.9% compare
- 149 Nepal 7.9% compare
- 151 Burkina Faso 7.7% compare
- 152 Nigeria 7.5% compare
- 153 Guinea-Bissau 7.5% compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 8,925 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 4 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.792 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.348 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.471 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.837 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.823 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Sierra Leone?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Sierra Leone was 7.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Sierra Leone ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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