Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Pakistan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Pakistan is 0.4%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
Pakistan ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 175 Sudan 0.7% compare
- 176 Mauritania 0.7% compare
- 177 Iran 0.4% compare
- 179 Saudi Arabia 0.4% compare
- 180 Syria 0.3% compare
- 181 Afghanistan 0.3% compare
More social development data for Pakistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.16 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 90,497 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 5 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Pakistan?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Pakistan rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Pakistan ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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