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.
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 |
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- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
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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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