Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 26.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia stood at 26.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia peaked at 32.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2003.
That places Mongolia 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +42.8% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 26.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 26.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +42.8% | 16.1% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 15.8% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Mongolia was 26.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2003.
- How does Mongolia rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Mongolia ranks 62nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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