Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain

Bahrain: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 19.99 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
19.99
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
145th
of 185 countries
All-time high
22.71
in 2012
All-time low
19.31
in 2003
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain, 2000–2020

05101520252000201020202000: 19.42001: 19.42002: 19.62003: 19.32004: 19.72005: 20.32006: 20.52007: 21.22008: 21.82009: 22.12010: 22.52011: 22.12012: 22.72013: 22.72014: 22.42015: 21.22016: 20.92017: 21.32018: 21.22019: 21.12020: 20

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain stood at 19.99.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain peaked at 22.71 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.31, in 2003.

Bahrain ranks 145th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 19.41
2001 19.4 -0.1%
2002 19.65 +1.3%
2003 19.31 -1.7%
2004 19.7 +2.0%
2005 20.33 +3.2%
2006 20.47 +0.7%
2007 21.19 +3.5%
2008 21.82 +3.0%
2009 22.06 +1.1%
2010 22.46 +1.8%
2011 22.11 -1.6%
2012 22.71 +2.7%
2013 22.7 -0.0%
2014 22.36 -1.5%
2015 21.19 -5.2%
2016 20.9 -1.4%
2017 21.33 +2.1%
2018 21.23 -0.5%
2019 21.13 -0.5%
2020 19.99 -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.33 19.31 22.06 10
2010s 21.81 20.9 22.71 10
2020s 19.99 19.99 19.99 1

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 142 Lesotho 23.39 compare
  2. 143 Chad 21.36 compare
  3. 144 Gambia 20.67 compare
  4. 146 Zimbabwe 19.35 compare
  5. 147 Ethiopia 19.05 compare
  6. 148 Sierra Leone 17.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain?
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bahrain was 19.99 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 22.71 in 2012.
What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 19.31 in 2003.
How does Bahrain rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
Bahrain ranks 145th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2020
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