Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Samoa
Samoa: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 17.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Samoa, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Samoa stood at 17.6%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Samoa peaked at 21.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 93rd 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.2% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 17.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 17.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 18.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 16.9% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Samoa?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Samoa was 17.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Samoa ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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