Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 28.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cook Islands, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 28.1% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cook Islands peaked at 30.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2002.
Cook Islands ranks 51st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.8% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 17.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 25.0% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More social development data for Cook Islands
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.5117 (2024)
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 10.22 (2024)
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 11.29 (2024)
- Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.3917 (2024)
- Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -1.46 (2024)
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 4.4% (2024)
- Homicidesghe 0.17 (2021)
- Homicide rate ghe 1 (2021)
- Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 12.49 (2030)
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 26.7% (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cook Islands?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Cook Islands was 28.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2002.
- How does Cook Islands rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Cook Islands ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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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