Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Nauru
Nauru: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 62.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Nauru, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Nauru stood at 62.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Nauru peaked at 69.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2020.
That places Nauru 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.5% | — |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -0.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 62.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 1.6× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 62.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.7%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.2% | 62.8% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 62.4% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Nauru?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Nauru was 62.0% 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2020.
- How does Nauru rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Nauru ranks 12th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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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