Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Malawi
Malawi: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.18 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Malawi, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.18 for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in 2015. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Malawi peaked at 0.18 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2004.
Malawi ranks 160th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.16 | — |
| 2001 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.18 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.148 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1633 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Malawi?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Malawi was 0.18 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 in 2015.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Malawi ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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