Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Syria
Syria: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 21.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Syria, 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 Syria is 21.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Syria peaked at 31.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2020.
Syria ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -9.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 21.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 48% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Syria's 21.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.3%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 30.1% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 22.9% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (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 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Syria?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Syria was 21.1% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Syria ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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