Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 57.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 57.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Papua New Guinea peaked at 64.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.5% | — |
| 2001 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.9% | 61.4% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 57.8% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 16 Solomon Islands 59.2% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 59.1% compare
- 18 Republic of Korea 57.7% compare
- 20 Tuvalu 56.2% compare
- 21 Burundi 55.7% compare
- 22 Cameroon 55.4% compare
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Papua New Guinea?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Papua New Guinea was 57.3% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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