Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Malta

Malta: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 77.28 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
77.28
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
15th
of 185 countries
All-time high
79.04
in 2019
All-time low
71.66
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

0204060802000201020202000: 71.72001: 71.72002: 722003: 72.72004: 72.82005: 72.82006: 75.42007: 752008: 74.42009: 74.52010: 74.42011: 74.62012: 75.12013: 75.52014: 75.82015: 76.62016: 77.72017: 78.52018: 78.82019: 792020: 77.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Malta is 77.28, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Malta peaked at 79.04 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.66, in 2001.

Malta ranks 15th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Malta, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Malta, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 71.68
2001 71.66 -0.0%
2002 71.97 +0.4%
2003 72.7 +1.0%
2004 72.79 +0.1%
2005 72.79 +0.0%
2006 75.43 +3.6%
2007 74.97 -0.6%
2008 74.4 -0.8%
2009 74.55 +0.2%
2010 74.37 -0.2%
2011 74.58 +0.3%
2012 75.08 +0.7%
2013 75.55 +0.6%
2014 75.8 +0.3%
2015 76.6 +1.1%
2016 77.68 +1.4%
2017 78.49 +1.0%
2018 78.78 +0.4%
2019 79.04 +0.3%
2020 77.28 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.29 71.66 75.43 10
2010s 76.6 74.37 79.04 10
2020s 77.28 77.28 77.28 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 77.92 compare
  2. 13 Norway 77.82 compare
  3. 14 Sweden 77.53 compare
  4. 16 Netherlands 76.88 compare
  5. 17 Belgium 76.81 compare
  6. 18 Spain 76.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Malta?
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Malta was 77.28 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 79.04 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 71.66 in 2001.
How does Malta rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
Malta ranks 15th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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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