Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Afghanistan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.3% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +111.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Afghanistan?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Afghanistan was 0.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Afghanistan ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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