Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 20.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bangladesh, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 20.3% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.9% on the previous year and up 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bangladesh peaked at 20.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 177th 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.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +34.5% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +66.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 174 North Macedonia 21.1% compare
- 175 Syrian Arab Republic 21.1% compare
- 176 Iraq 20.6% compare
- 178 Jordan 20.1% compare
- 179 Yemen 19.8% compare
- 180 Brunei Darussalam 19.4% compare
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- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bangladesh?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bangladesh was 20.3% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Bangladesh ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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