Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nepal
Nepal: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 9.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nepal, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 9.5% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nepal peaked at 10.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 137th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +42.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -9.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 9.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.6%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 9.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 9.5%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +42.5% | 7.3% | 10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.5% | 9.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
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- 138 Bhutan 9.4% compare
- 139 Mozambique 9.4% compare
- 140 Albania 9.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nepal?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nepal was 9.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Nepal ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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