Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Laos
Laos: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 59.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
59.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
61.9%
in 2000
All-time low
59.1%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Laos, 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 Laos is 59.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Laos peaked at 61.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2020.
Laos ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.9% | — |
| 2001 | 59.7% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 59.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.8% | 59.1% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 59.4% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 14 Samoa 60.7% compare
- 15 Micronesia (country) 60.3% compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 59.2% compare
- 18 South Korea 57.7% compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 57.3% compare
- 20 Tuvalu 56.2% compare
More social development data for Laos
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (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 0.0008 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.76 % change on previous year (1984)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Laos?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Laos was 59.1% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2020.
- How does Laos rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Laos ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos 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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