Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Yemen
Yemen: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days was 19.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Yemen, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 19.8% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in 2020.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Yemen peaked at 23.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2018.
That places Yemen 179th 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.0% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
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- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Yemen?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days in Yemen was 19.8% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days?
- Yemen ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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