Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 11.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Tonga, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Tonga is 11.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Tonga peaked at 16.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2012.
Tonga ranks 131st of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.1% | — |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -0.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 11.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 70% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 11.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Tonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -28.9% | 14.0% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 9.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (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 54.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Tonga?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Tonga was 11.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2012.
- How does Tonga rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Tonga ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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