Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Israel
Israel: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 23.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 23.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Israel peaked at 24.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2020.
Israel ranks 166th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.3% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Israel
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Israel?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Israel was 23.0% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Israel ranks 166th 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 Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.