Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Guinea
Guinea: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 4.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 4.2% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Guinea peaked at 4.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2009.
That places Guinea 155th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 152 Sierra Leone 5.0% compare
- 153 Azerbaijan 4.7% compare
- 154 Uzbekistan 4.3% compare
- 156 Bahrain 4.0% compare
- 157 Malaysia 3.5% compare
- 158 Senegal 3.5% compare
More social development data for Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 2,154 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 47,692 (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0032 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 47,692 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Guinea?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Guinea was 4.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2009.
- How does Guinea rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Guinea ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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