Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Laos

Laos: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 57.39 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
57.39
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
56th
of 185 countries
All-time high
58.83
in 2019
All-time low
49.62
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

02040602000201020202000: 542001: 49.62002: 50.12003: 50.32004: 50.52005: 50.82006: 50.92007: 53.52008: 53.82009: 54.12010: 55.62011: 55.82012: 55.92013: 56.32014: 56.72015: 57.12016: 57.82017: 57.62018: 57.42019: 58.82020: 57.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Laos recorded 57.39 for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Laos peaked at 58.83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.62, in 2001.

Laos ranks 56th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Laos, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Laos, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 53.98
2001 49.62 -8.1%
2002 50.14 +1.1%
2003 50.26 +0.2%
2004 50.48 +0.5%
2005 50.82 +0.7%
2006 50.88 +0.1%
2007 53.55 +5.2%
2008 53.84 +0.5%
2009 54.12 +0.5%
2010 55.55 +2.6%
2011 55.75 +0.4%
2012 55.9 +0.3%
2013 56.29 +0.7%
2014 56.74 +0.8%
2015 57.09 +0.6%
2016 57.82 +1.3%
2017 57.62 -0.4%
2018 57.38 -0.4%
2019 58.83 +2.5%
2020 57.39 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.77 49.62 54.12 10
2010s 56.9 55.55 58.83 10
2020s 57.39 57.39 57.39 1

Countries ranked near Laos

  1. 53 Russia 58.31 compare
  2. 54 Equatorial Guinea 58.05 compare
  3. 55 Brazil 58.04 compare
  4. 57 Saint Lucia 57.01 compare
  5. 58 Cape Verde 56.52 compare
  6. 59 Georgia 55.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Laos?
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Laos was 57.39 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Laos?
The highest recorded value was 58.83 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Laos?
The lowest recorded value was 49.62 in 2001.
How does Laos rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
Laos ranks 56th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Laos?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos 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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