Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in East Timor
East Timor: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 9.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in East Timor, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in East Timor stood at 9.2%.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in East Timor peaked at 13.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2006.
That places East Timor 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -49.8% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +33.4% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -11.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 9.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.6%, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 9.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -49.8% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
| 2011 | +33.8% | 9.9% | 13.2% |
| 2010 | +33.4% | 7.4% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.9% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More social development data for East Timor
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in East Timor?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in East Timor was 9.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- East Timor ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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