Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 13.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Myanmar, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 13.3% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Myanmar peaked at 14.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 118th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 11.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1.52 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0278 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.102 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Myanmar?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Myanmar was 13.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Myanmar ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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