Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.09 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 0.09, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 0.23 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 2012.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.23 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.19 | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.14 | -22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.188 | 0.14 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1117 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.09 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 2012.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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