Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 78.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
78.1%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 186 countries
All-time high
84.3%
in 2004
All-time low
78.1%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 78.1% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 84.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2020.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.0% | — |
| 2001 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.1% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 78.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 78.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 81.2% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 78.4% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 1 Angola 84.4% compare
- 2 Congo 83.3% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 78.8% compare
- 5 Gabon 75.2% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 71.8% compare
- 7 Cape Verde 68.7% compare
More social development data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Democratic Republic of Congo was 78.1% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2020.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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