Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 2.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Turkey, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.6% for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in 2020.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Turkey peaked at 2.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2005.
Turkey ranks 163rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Turkey?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Turkey was 2.6% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2005.
- How does Turkey rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Turkey ranks 163rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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