Other small states: Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Other small states' total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) fell 1.43 on 2019 (from 8.95 to 7.52).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was −0.05 and a typical year strayed about 0.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.4 in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.43 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.21 a year. A straight line explains 75% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 0.02 (2020)
• Algeria — 0.94 (2020)
• Bahrain — 1.78 (2020)
• Djibouti — 0.67 (2020)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 0.23 (2020)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 0.9 (2020)
• Iraq

More health data for Other small states

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.42% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 7.54% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 1.48 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.02% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 1.54 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 23.36% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 3.02 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 23.19% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is Other small states's total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age)?

7.52 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 24.42% from 9.95 in 2000 (1.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 10.75 in 2005 and the lowest 7.52 in 2020.

Is the latest change in total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) unusual for Other small states?

In 2020, Other small states' total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) fell 1.43 on 2019 (from 8.95 to 7.52). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was −0.05 and a typical year strayed about 0.29 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.ALC.PCAP.MA.LI, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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