Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Iraq
Iraq: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 1.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Iraq, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Iraq stood at 1.4%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Iraq peaked at 1.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.
Iraq ranks 172nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -44.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
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- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Iraq?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Iraq was 1.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- How does Iraq rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Iraq ranks 172nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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