Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 15.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nicaragua, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 15.4% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nicaragua peaked at 16.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2020.
Nicaragua ranks 105th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 102 Burkina Faso 16.2% compare
- 103 Costa Rica 15.7% compare
- 104 Mauritius 15.5% compare
- 106 Solomon Islands 15.4% compare
- 107 Togo 15.2% compare
- 108 Tuvalu 15.1% compare
More social development data for Nicaragua
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 0.005 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nicaragua?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Nicaragua was 15.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Nicaragua ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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