Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 55.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cameroon is 55.4%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cameroon peaked at 57.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 55.6% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.5% | 55.6% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.4% | 55.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cameroon?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cameroon was 55.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Heavy episodic drinking (drinkers only) is defined as the proportion of adult drinkers (15+ years) who have had at least 60 grams or more of pure alcohol on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. A consumption of 60 grams of pure alcohol corresponds approximately to 6 standard alcoholic drinks.