Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Lesotho
Lesotho: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 49.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Lesotho, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 49.0% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Lesotho peaked at 51.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2016.
That places Lesotho 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 51.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.3% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 47.6% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Lesotho?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Lesotho was 49.0% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2016.
- How does Lesotho rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Lesotho ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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