Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%), age-standardized by country
Countries reporting
186
Highest
48.0%
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.2%
Kuwait
Median
17.5%
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
3,948
What the numbers show
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%), age-standardized is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 48.0% in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.2% in Kuwait.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.5%, and the mean is 19.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 276.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 81.5%), and the largest decrease in Kuwait (down 39.5%).
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 48.0% | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 2 | Ireland | 45.8% | 2020 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 3 | South Korea | 45.2% | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 4 | Congo | 43.9% | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 43.9% | 2020 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 6 | Andorra | 43.3% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 7 | Japan | 43.1% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 8 | Iceland | 42.7% | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 42.1% | 2020 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Angola | 41.8% | 2020 | down 15.9% | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 41.6% | 2020 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 12 | New Zealand | 41.4% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Malta | 40.7% | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 40.0% | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 15 | Gabon | 39.6% | 2020 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 16 | Czechia | 39.5% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Australia | 39.4% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 38.5% | 2020 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 19 | Cape Verde | 37.6% | 2020 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 37.3% | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 21 | Hungary | 36.8% | 2020 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 35.8% | 2020 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 23 | Switzerland | 35.6% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Sao Tome and Principe | 35.4% | 2020 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 25 | Austria | 34.6% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 34.5% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 34.4% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 34.3% | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 33.4% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 33.3% | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 33.3% | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 32 | United States | 33.2% | 2020 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 33 | Sweden | 32.7% | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Laos | 32.7% | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands | 31.7% | 2020 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 36 | Seychelles | 31.4% | 2020 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 31.4% | 2020 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 38 | Latvia | 31.1% | 2020 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 39 | France | 31.0% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 40 | Argentina | 31.0% | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 41 | Lithuania | 30.8% | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 42 | Bolivia | 30.4% | 2020 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 43 | Chile | 30.4% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Italy | 30.0% | 2020 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 45 | Croatia | 29.7% | 2020 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 46 | Estonia | 29.7% | 2020 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 47 | Slovenia | 29.6% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 48 | Vietnam | 29.3% | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 29.1% | 2020 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 50 | Canada | 28.3% | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 51 | Cook Islands | 28.1% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 52 | Belarus | 28.1% | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 53 | Barbados | 27.9% | 2020 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 27.6% | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 55 | Ecuador | 27.5% | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 56 | Moldova | 27.4% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Georgia | 27.1% | 2020 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 58 | Grenada | 27.0% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Armenia | 26.9% | 2020 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 26.7% | 2020 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 61 | Niue | 26.6% | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 62 | Mongolia | 26.6% | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 63 | Cameroon | 26.6% | 2020 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 64 | Greece | 26.2% | 2020 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 26.0% | 2020 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 66 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.8% | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 67 | Cuba | 24.3% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Benin | 23.7% | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 69 | Dominica | 23.4% | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 70 | Cambodia | 23.2% | 2020 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 23.2% | 2020 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 22.9% | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 22.0% | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 74 | Ukraine | 21.9% | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.6% | 2020 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 76 | Thailand | 21.6% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 77 | Uganda | 21.5% | 2020 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 78 | Bahamas | 21.5% | 2020 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 79 | Brazil | 20.9% | 2020 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 80 | Singapore | 20.9% | 2020 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 81 | Belize | 20.9% | 2020 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 82 | Ghana | 20.1% | 2020 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 83 | Russia | 20.0% | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 84 | Jamaica | 19.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 85 | Haiti | 19.6% | 2020 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 86 | Liberia | 19.6% | 2020 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 87 | Burundi | 19.0% | 2020 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 88 | Philippines | 18.7% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 89 | Nauru | 18.7% | 2020 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 90 | Cyprus | 18.6% | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 91 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.9% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 92 | Panama | 17.7% | 2020 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 93 | Samoa | 17.6% | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 94 | Mexico | 17.4% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 95 | Rwanda | 17.3% | 2020 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 96 | Micronesia (country) | 16.7% | 2020 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 97 | Colombia | 16.6% | 2020 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 98 | North Korea | 16.6% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 99 | Vanuatu | 16.5% | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 100 | Paraguay | 16.3% | 2020 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 101 | Guyana | 16.2% | 2020 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 102 | Burkina Faso | 16.2% | 2020 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 15.7% | 2020 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 104 | Mauritius | 15.5% | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 15.4% | 2020 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 15.4% | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 107 | Togo | 15.2% | 2020 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 15.1% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 14.7% | 2020 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 110 | Honduras | 14.7% | 2020 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 111 | Botswana | 14.6% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 112 | Israel | 14.6% | 2020 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 113 | El Salvador | 14.5% | 2020 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 114 | Fiji | 14.4% | 2020 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 115 | China | 14.2% | 2020 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 116 | Tanzania | 14.1% | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 117 | Eswatini | 13.9% | 2020 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 118 | Myanmar | 13.3% | 2020 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 119 | Venezuela | 13.1% | 2020 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 120 | Malawi | 13.0% | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 121 | Kiribati | 12.9% | 2020 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 122 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.8% | 2020 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 12.6% | 2020 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 124 | Madagascar | 12.5% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 125 | Kenya | 12.4% | 2020 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 126 | South Africa | 12.0% | 2020 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 127 | Namibia | 12.0% | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 128 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.9% | 2020 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 129 | Guatemala | 11.7% | 2020 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 130 | Nigeria | 11.6% | 2020 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 131 | Tonga | 11.6% | 2020 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 132 | India | 11.2% | 2020 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 133 | Lesotho | 11.0% | 2020 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.7% | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 135 | Chad | 9.8% | 2020 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 9.6% | 2020 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 137 | Nepal | 9.5% | 2020 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 9.4% | 2020 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 139 | Mozambique | 9.4% | 2020 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 140 | Albania | 9.3% | 2020 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 141 | East Timor | 9.2% | 2020 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 8.9% | 2020 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 143 | Mali | 8.0% | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 144 | Kazakhstan | 7.9% | 2020 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 145 | Ethiopia | 7.6% | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 146 | Brunei | 6.6% | 2020 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 147 | Gambia | 6.3% | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 148 | Qatar | 5.7% | 2020 | down 30.9% | flat |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.5% | 2020 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 150 | Eritrea | 5.4% | 2020 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 151 | Turkmenistan | 5.1% | 2020 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 5.0% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 153 | Azerbaijan | 4.7% | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 4.3% | 2020 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 155 | Guinea | 4.2% | 2020 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 156 | Bahrain | 4.0% | 2020 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 157 | Malaysia | 3.5% | 2020 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 158 | Senegal | 3.5% | 2020 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 159 | Lebanon | 3.2% | 2020 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 3.2% | 2020 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 161 | Niger | 2.9% | 2020 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 162 | United Arab Emirates | 2.8% | 2020 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 163 | Turkey | 2.6% | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 164 | Oman | 2.5% | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 165 | Tunisia | 2.2% | 2020 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 166 | Djibouti | 1.8% | 2020 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 167 | Algeria | 1.7% | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 168 | Morocco | 1.6% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 169 | Maldives | 1.6% | 2020 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 170 | Indonesia | 1.5% | 2020 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 171 | Jordan | 1.4% | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 172 | Iraq | 1.4% | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 173 | Egypt | 1.3% | 2020 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 1.1% | 2020 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 175 | Sudan | 0.7% | 2020 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 176 | Mauritania | 0.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 177 | Iran | 0.4% | 2020 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 178 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 180 | Syria | 0.3% | 2020 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 181 | Afghanistan | 0.3% | 2020 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 182 | Comoros | 0.3% | 2020 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 183 | Somalia | 0.3% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 184 | Yemen | 0.2% | 2020 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 185 | Libya | 0.2% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.2% | 2020 | down 39.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.