Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) was 3.84 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2000–2020
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2020, total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 3.84. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 4.44 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.84, in 2020.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.43 | — |
| 2001 | 4.44 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.37 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.35 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.21 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 4.17 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 4.02 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 4 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.99 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.95 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.96 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.93 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.96 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.98 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.98 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.92 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.89 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.84 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.19 | 3.95 | 4.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.93 | 3.89 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 | 3.84 | 3.84 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 3.84 in 2020, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.44 in 2001.
- What is the lowest total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.84 in 2020.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.