Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 29.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bulgaria, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bulgaria stood at 29.1%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bulgaria peaked at 31.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2020.
Bulgaria ranks 153rd 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.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 30.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 29.9% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 29.3% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bulgaria?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Bulgaria was 29.1% 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2020.
- How does Bulgaria rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Bulgaria ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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