Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 30.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 30.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sierra Leone peaked at 33.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 26.9% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 29.6% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 79.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 11.67 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sierra Leone?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sierra Leone was 30.8% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Sierra Leone ranks 149th 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 Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.