Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Samoa
Samoa: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 60.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Samoa, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Samoa stood at 60.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Samoa peaked at 66.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 14th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.9% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.5% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 60.4% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 60.7% | 60.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 11 Niue 63.0% compare
- 12 Naoero 62.0% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 60.9% compare
- 15 Micronesia, Federated States of 60.3% compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 59.2% compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 59.1% compare
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 17 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Samoa?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Samoa was 60.7% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Samoa ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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