Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Croatia
Croatia: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 29.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Croatia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 29.7% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Croatia peaked at 33.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2020.
Croatia ranks 45th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 31.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Croatia?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Croatia was 29.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2020.
- How does Croatia rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Croatia ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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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