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Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized - Sex: both sexes
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
44.5%
Median: 39.1%
Countries Covered
189
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
98.6%
Lowest
Luxembourg
4.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait98.6%
2Somalia98.2%
3Comoros98.1%
4Yemen97.8%
5Libya97.6%
By Region
Africa67.2%(9 countries)
Asia63.8%(25 countries)
Other50.6%(110 countries)
North America25.0%(4 countries)
South America14.8%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.5%)High (98.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 44.5%)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
Other (110)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 98.6% |
| 2 | Somalia | 98.2% |
| 3 | Comoros | 98.1% |
| 4 | Yemen | 97.8% |
| 5 | Libya | 97.6% |
| 6 | Mauritania | 97.3% |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | 97.1% |
| 8 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 97.0% |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 96.5% |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 96.5% |
| 11 | Pakistan | 94.8% |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 91.6% |
| 13 | Djibouti | 89.6% |
| 14 | Iraq | 88.6% |
| 15 | Sudan | 88.5% |
| 16 | Morocco | 88.1% |
| 17 | Jordan | 87.6% |
| 18 | Niger | 87.4% |
| 19 | Egypt | 87.3% |
| 20 | Algeria | 86.9% |
| 21 | Senegal | 86.5% |
| 22 | Tunisia | 86.0% |
| 23 | Maldives | 85.7% |
| 24 | Guinea | 84.4% |
| 25 | Indonesia | 83.9% |
| 26 | Türkiye | 82.8% |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 82.8% |
| 28 | Lebanon | 79.1% |
| 29 | Mali | 79.1% |
| 30 | Oman | 78.3% |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 78.0% |
| 32 | Eritrea | 76.3% |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 74.9% |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 74.0% |
| 35 | Malaysia | 73.6% |
| 36 | Chad | 72.0% |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 71.5% |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 71.4% |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 71.3% |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.3% |
| 41 | Republic of The Gambia | 70.1% |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 70.0% |
| 43 | Bahrain | 68.5% |
| 44 | Nigeria | 67.3% |
| 45 | Lesotho | 66.5% |
| 46 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.4% |
| 47 | Nepal | 66.2% |
| 48 | Mozambique | 66.0% |
| 49 | Namibia | 63.2% |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62.9% |
| 51 | India | 62.2% |
| 52 | Bhutan | 61.0% |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 60.6% |
| 54 | Malawi | 59.9% |
| 55 | Eswatini | 59.8% |
| 56 | Madagascar | 59.6% |
| 57 | Kenya | 59.3% |
| 58 | Tonga | 58.4% |
| 59 | Kiribati | 58.2% |
| 60 | South Africa | 57.9% |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 57.6% |
| 62 | Solomon Islands | 56.3% |
| 63 | Botswana | 56.3% |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 55.9% |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 55.6% |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 55.2% |
| 67 | Togo | 54.7% |
| 68 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 54.6% |
| 69 | Rwanda | 54.5% |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 54.5% |
| 71 | Timor-Leste | 53.4% |
| 72 | Samoa | 52.5% |
| 73 | Burundi | 52.2% |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 51.8% |
| 75 | Zambia | 51.2% |
| 76 | Liberia | 50.5% |
| 77 | Fiji | 50.4% |
| 78 | Qatar | 49.2% |
| 79 | Myanmar | 48.8% |
| 80 | Nauru | 48.4% |
| 81 | Ghana | 48.4% |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 48.3% |
| 83 | Brunei Darussalam | 46.7% |
| 84 | Uganda | 45.7% |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 45.4% |
| 86 | Benin | 44.7% |
| 87 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 44.7% |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.5% |
| 89 | Guatemala | 42.6% |
| 90 | Mauritius | 40.8% |
| 91 | Philippines | 40.3% |
| 92 | Cameroon | 40.3% |
| 93 | Niue | 39.9% |
| 94 | Honduras | 39.4% |
| 95 | El Salvador | 39.1% |
| 96 | North Korea | 38.5% |
| 97 | Haiti | 38.2% |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 38.1% |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 38.0% |
| 100 | Angola | 37.6% |
| 101 | Cambodia | 37.3% |
| 102 | People's Republic of China | 37.3% |
| 103 | Venezuela | 37.3% |
| 104 | Cook Islands | 36.0% |
| 105 | Suriname | 35.7% |
| 106 | Belize | 35.6% |
| 107 | Jamaica | 35.4% |
| 108 | Albania | 34.7% |
| 109 | Republic of the Congo | 34.2% |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 33.5% |
| 111 | Colombia | 33.5% |
| 112 | Thailand | 33.3% |
| 113 | Gabon | 32.6% |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 32.6% |
| 115 | Guyana | 32.5% |
| 116 | Vietnam | 31.9% |
| 117 | Mexico | 31.7% |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 31.3% |
| 119 | Dominica | 31.2% |
| 120 | Israel | 30.0% |
| 121 | Cuba | 29.7% |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.6% |
| 123 | Panama | 29.3% |
| 124 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 29.3% |
| 125 | Bahamas | 29.1% |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 29.0% |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.7% |
| 128 | Armenia | 27.7% |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27.6% |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 27.0% |
| 131 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26.7% |
| 132 | Grenada | 26.1% |
| 133 | Barbados | 26.0% |
| 134 | Cyprus | 24.3% |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 24.1% |
| 136 | Seychelles | 23.8% |
| 137 | Paraguay | 23.2% |
| 138 | Montenegro | 22.9% |
| 139 | Mongolia | 22.7% |
| 140 | Greece | 20.9% |
| 141 | Georgia | 20.8% |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 19.3% |
| 143 | Serbia | 17.9% |
| 144 | Croatia | 17.5% |
| 145 | Brazil | 17.1% |
| 146 | Italy | 16.5% |
| 147 | Ukraine | 15.0% |
| 148 | Portugal | 14.5% |
| 149 | Japan | 14.2% |
| 150 | Canada | 14.2% |
| 151 | Hungary | 14.2% |
| 152 | Spain | 14.1% |
| 153 | France | 13.9% |
| 154 | Slovenia | 13.5% |
| 155 | Ecuador | 13.5% |
| 156 | Slovakia | 13.5% |
| 157 | Malta | 13.4% |
| 158 | Singapore | 13.2% |
| 159 | Moldova, Republic of | 13.0% |
| 160 | Belgium | 13.0% |
| 161 | Bolivia | 12.8% |
| 162 | Poland | 12.6% |
| 163 | United Kingdom | 12.5% |
| 164 | Netherlands | 12.5% |
| 165 | Sweden | 12.2% |
| 166 | Belarus | 12.0% |
| 167 | Finland | 11.9% |
| 168 | Norway | 11.7% |
| 169 | Uruguay | 11.4% |
| 170 | Czech Republic | 11.4% |
| 171 | United States of America | 11.4% |
| 172 | Iceland | 11.4% |
| 173 | South Korea | 11.3% |
| 174 | Denmark | 11.3% |
| 175 | Germany | 11.1% |
| 176 | Romania | 11.1% |
| 177 | Andorra | 11.0% |
| 178 | Austria | 10.8% |
| 179 | Peru | 9.7% |
| 180 | Argentina | 9.6% |
| 181 | New Zealand | 9.5% |
| 182 | Switzerland | 9.4% |
| 183 | Chile | 9.1% |
| 184 | Australia | 8.7% |
| 185 | Estonia | 8.1% |
| 186 | Latvia | 8.1% |
| 187 | Lithuania | 7.5% |
| 188 | Ireland | 6.2% |
| 189 | Luxembourg | 4.5% |
Showing 189 of 189 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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