Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Greece
Greece: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 26.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Greece, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Greece is 26.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Greece peaked at 32.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2020.
Greece ranks 64th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.8% | — |
| 2001 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 31.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.0% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Greece?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Greece was 26.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Greece ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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