Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 1.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Bangladesh, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.1% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 72.0% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Bangladesh peaked at 1.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 174th 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +72.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.6%, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 1.1% is below the median for South Asia, which is 9.5%, 11% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +72.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Bangladesh?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Bangladesh was 1.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Bangladesh ranks 174th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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