Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Kuwait
Kuwait: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 23.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Kuwait, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Kuwait is 23.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% 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 Kuwait peaked at 27.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 163rd 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 24.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.8% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Kuwait?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Kuwait was 23.4% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Kuwait ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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