Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Haiti
Haiti: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 46.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Haiti, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Haiti stood at 46.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Haiti peaked at 51.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2010.
Haiti ranks 70th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.2% | — |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -0.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 46.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 46.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 48.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 45.5% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 46.0% | 46.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Haiti?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Haiti was 46.0% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Haiti ranks 70th 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 Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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.