Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 26.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cameroon is 26.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cameroon peaked at 30.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 26.8% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.1% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 60 Central African Republic 26.7% compare
- 61 Niue 26.6% compare
- 62 Mongolia 26.6% compare
- 64 Greece 26.2% compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 26.0% compare
- 66 Antigua and Barbuda 25.8% compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 140,366 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cameroon?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cameroon was 26.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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