Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Panama

Panama: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 42.97 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
42.97
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
91st
of 185 countries
All-time high
46.91
in 2017
All-time low
41.18
in 2001
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

010203040502000201020202000: 41.52001: 41.22002: 41.42003: 41.52004: 422005: 41.92006: 42.42007: 43.42008: 44.52009: 44.82010: 452011: 45.32012: 45.52013: 45.72014: 46.12015: 46.42016: 46.12017: 46.92018: 46.72019: 46.62020: 43

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Panama stood at 42.97.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Panama peaked at 46.91 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.18, in 2001.

Panama ranks 91st 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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Panama, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 41.46
2001 41.18 -0.7%
2002 41.41 +0.5%
2003 41.54 +0.3%
2004 41.96 +1.0%
2005 41.89 -0.2%
2006 42.43 +1.3%
2007 43.38 +2.3%
2008 44.5 +2.6%
2009 44.82 +0.7%
2010 45.03 +0.5%
2011 45.3 +0.6%
2012 45.55 +0.5%
2013 45.75 +0.4%
2014 46.08 +0.7%
2015 46.38 +0.6%
2016 46.13 -0.5%
2017 46.91 +1.7%
2018 46.66 -0.5%
2019 46.63 -0.1%
2020 42.97 -7.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.46 41.18 44.82 10
2010s 46.04 45.03 46.91 10
2020s 42.97 42.97 42.97 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 88 Haiti 44.64 compare
  2. 89 Mauritius 43.44 compare
  3. 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 43.25 compare
  4. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.61 compare
  5. 93 Ghana 42.15 compare
  6. 94 Mexico 42.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Panama?
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Panama was 42.97 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 46.91 in 2017.
What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 41.18 in 2001.
How does Panama rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
Panama ranks 91st out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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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