Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 16.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Paraguay, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Paraguay stood at 16.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Paraguay peaked at 18.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2015.
That places Paraguay 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 16.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Paraguay?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Paraguay was 16.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2015.
- How does Paraguay rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Paraguay ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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