Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 48.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Dominican Republic, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Dominican Republic stood at 48.8%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Dominican Republic peaked at 54.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 50.8% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.2% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Dominican Republic?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Dominican Republic was 48.8% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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