Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Kuwait, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.2% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Kuwait peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.9%, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.5%, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More social development data for Kuwait
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (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 Kuwait?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Kuwait was 0.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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