Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 38.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Mauritania, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 38.1% for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Mauritania peaked at 38.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2013.
That places Mauritania 105th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.5% | 38.3% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 37.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 38.1% | 38.1% | 1 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,972 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 86.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 35.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1896 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 3,817 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 311.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 31.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 13.41 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Mauritania?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Mauritania was 38.1% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2013.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Mauritania ranks 105th 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 Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.