Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Türkiye
Türkiye: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 25.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Türkiye, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 25.5% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Türkiye peaked at 29.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2020.
That places Türkiye 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 27.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
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- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Türkiye?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Türkiye was 25.5% 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2020.
- How does Türkiye rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Türkiye ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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