Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Syria
Syria: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Syria, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Syria is 0.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Syria peaked at 0.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places Syria 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More social development data for Syria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9,885 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (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 0.1899 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4.87 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Syria?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Syria was 0.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Syria ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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