Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Albania
Albania: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 17.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Albania, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Albania recorded 17.1% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Albania peaked at 19.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2020.
That places Albania 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.6% | — |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 17.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Albania?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Albania was 17.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2020.
- How does Albania rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Albania ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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