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Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), 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
57.6%
Median: 57.9%
Countries Covered
189
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
99.2%
Lowest
Luxembourg
15.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait99.2%
2Somalia99.1%
3Comoros99.0%
4Yemen98.8%
5Libya98.7%
By Region
Africa75.8%(9 countries)
Asia73.0%(25 countries)
Other64.3%(110 countries)
North America45.8%(4 countries)
South America38.0%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (15.8%)High (99.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 57.6%)
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 | 99.2% |
| 2 | Somalia | 99.1% |
| 3 | Comoros | 99.0% |
| 4 | Yemen | 98.8% |
| 5 | Libya | 98.7% |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 98.5% |
| 7 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 98.5% |
| 8 | Pakistan | 98.4% |
| 9 | Mauritania | 98.3% |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 98.1% |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 97.9% |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 94.6% |
| 13 | Maldives | 94.5% |
| 14 | Djibouti | 94.0% |
| 15 | Iraq | 93.1% |
| 16 | Sudan | 93.0% |
| 17 | Morocco | 92.9% |
| 18 | Jordan | 92.5% |
| 19 | Egypt | 92.4% |
| 20 | Algeria | 92.1% |
| 21 | Tunisia | 91.5% |
| 22 | Niger | 91.0% |
| 23 | Senegal | 90.3% |
| 24 | Indonesia | 90.3% |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 90.1% |
| 26 | Türkiye | 89.7% |
| 27 | Guinea | 88.8% |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 88.1% |
| 29 | Lebanon | 87.3% |
| 30 | Oman | 86.3% |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 85.7% |
| 32 | Eritrea | 84.8% |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 84.5% |
| 34 | Mali | 84.0% |
| 35 | Malaysia | 83.7% |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 83.6% |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.2% |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 82.7% |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 81.0% |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 80.6% |
| 41 | Bahrain | 80.0% |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 79.3% |
| 43 | Chad | 78.6% |
| 44 | Lesotho | 76.6% |
| 45 | Mozambique | 76.4% |
| 46 | Tonga | 75.7% |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 75.5% |
| 48 | Nigeria | 74.8% |
| 49 | Kiribati | 74.8% |
| 50 | Namibia | 74.4% |
| 51 | Nepal | 74.2% |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.9% |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 73.2% |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 73.0% |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 73.0% |
| 56 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 72.2% |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 71.9% |
| 58 | Eswatini | 71.3% |
| 59 | Malawi | 71.2% |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.0% |
| 61 | Madagascar | 71.0% |
| 62 | Kenya | 70.9% |
| 63 | Samoa | 70.9% |
| 64 | India | 70.8% |
| 65 | South Africa | 70.4% |
| 66 | Fiji | 69.9% |
| 67 | Bhutan | 69.7% |
| 68 | United Republic of Tanzania | 69.2% |
| 69 | Botswana | 68.8% |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 68.3% |
| 71 | Qatar | 68.1% |
| 72 | Nauru | 67.6% |
| 73 | Rwanda | 66.5% |
| 74 | Guatemala | 65.6% |
| 75 | Timor-Leste | 65.5% |
| 76 | Burundi | 64.3% |
| 77 | Brunei Darussalam | 64.2% |
| 78 | Togo | 63.5% |
| 79 | Venezuela | 63.4% |
| 80 | Zambia | 63.3% |
| 81 | El Salvador | 63.1% |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 62.7% |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 62.7% |
| 84 | Honduras | 62.2% |
| 85 | Myanmar | 61.8% |
| 86 | Niue | 61.4% |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 61.3% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 59.7% |
| 89 | Liberia | 59.6% |
| 90 | Colombia | 59.1% |
| 91 | Cook Islands | 58.5% |
| 92 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 58.3% |
| 93 | Uganda | 58.1% |
| 94 | Mexico | 58.0% |
| 95 | Ghana | 57.9% |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.4% |
| 97 | Panama | 57.0% |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.8% |
| 99 | Mauritius | 56.6% |
| 100 | Haiti | 55.4% |
| 101 | Suriname | 55.3% |
| 102 | Benin | 54.1% |
| 103 | Philippines | 54.0% |
| 104 | Jamaica | 53.8% |
| 105 | Belize | 53.2% |
| 106 | Guyana | 52.3% |
| 107 | Armenia | 51.3% |
| 108 | Albania | 51.1% |
| 109 | Cambodia | 50.8% |
| 110 | Bahamas | 50.5% |
| 111 | Cuba | 50.3% |
| 112 | Dominica | 50.3% |
| 113 | Cameroon | 49.8% |
| 114 | Angola | 49.7% |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.4% |
| 116 | Thailand | 49.3% |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.1% |
| 118 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.7% |
| 119 | Paraguay | 48.2% |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47.7% |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.9% |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 46.5% |
| 123 | Barbados | 46.3% |
| 124 | Vietnam | 46.3% |
| 125 | Republic of the Congo | 46.1% |
| 126 | Montenegro | 46.0% |
| 127 | Gabon | 45.6% |
| 128 | Grenada | 45.6% |
| 129 | Mongolia | 44.3% |
| 130 | Georgia | 44.1% |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 43.5% |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 43.0% |
| 133 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 42.6% |
| 134 | Brazil | 42.0% |
| 135 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.9% |
| 136 | Russian Federation | 41.7% |
| 137 | North Korea | 40.9% |
| 138 | Israel | 40.2% |
| 139 | Serbia | 40.0% |
| 140 | Ecuador | 39.8% |
| 141 | People's Republic of China | 39.7% |
| 142 | Seychelles | 39.5% |
| 143 | Bolivia | 37.8% |
| 144 | Singapore | 37.1% |
| 145 | Peru | 34.5% |
| 146 | Cyprus | 34.5% |
| 147 | Bulgaria | 34.2% |
| 148 | Ukraine | 33.9% |
| 149 | Uruguay | 32.6% |
| 150 | Japan | 32.5% |
| 151 | Croatia | 32.5% |
| 152 | Canada | 30.8% |
| 153 | Moldova, Republic of | 30.8% |
| 154 | Belarus | 30.7% |
| 155 | Greece | 30.7% |
| 156 | Argentina | 29.0% |
| 157 | Chile | 28.9% |
| 158 | United States of America | 28.9% |
| 159 | Hungary | 28.7% |
| 160 | Slovenia | 28.6% |
| 161 | South Korea | 27.5% |
| 162 | Slovakia | 27.2% |
| 163 | Italy | 26.8% |
| 164 | Poland | 26.5% |
| 165 | Czech Republic | 25.9% |
| 166 | Estonia | 25.7% |
| 167 | Latvia | 25.0% |
| 168 | Lithuania | 24.9% |
| 169 | Romania | 24.1% |
| 170 | France | 24.0% |
| 171 | Portugal | 23.8% |
| 172 | Spain | 23.4% |
| 173 | Belgium | 23.2% |
| 174 | Netherlands | 23.1% |
| 175 | Malta | 22.7% |
| 176 | Sweden | 22.5% |
| 177 | Norway | 22.2% |
| 178 | United Kingdom | 22.1% |
| 179 | Finland | 22.0% |
| 180 | Denmark | 21.7% |
| 181 | Germany | 21.2% |
| 182 | Iceland | 20.8% |
| 183 | Austria | 20.6% |
| 184 | Switzerland | 20.0% |
| 185 | New Zealand | 19.7% |
| 186 | Australia | 19.3% |
| 187 | Andorra | 17.5% |
| 188 | Ireland | 16.8% |
| 189 | Luxembourg | 15.8% |
Showing 189 of 189 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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