Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama

Panama: Share who have not drank alcohol in last year was 57.03 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
57.03
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
97th
of 187 countries
All-time high
58.82
in 2001
All-time low
53.09
in 2017
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama, 2000–2020

02040602000201020202000: 58.52001: 58.82002: 58.62003: 58.52004: 582005: 58.12006: 57.62007: 56.62008: 55.52009: 55.22010: 552011: 54.72012: 54.52013: 54.32014: 53.92015: 53.62016: 53.92017: 53.12018: 53.32019: 53.42020: 57

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama stood at 57.03.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama peaked at 58.82 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 53.09, in 2017.

That places Panama 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama, year by year

Annual values for Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 58.54 —
2001 58.82 +0.5%
2002 58.59 -0.4%
2003 58.46 -0.2%
2004 58.04 -0.7%
2005 58.11 +0.1%
2006 57.57 -0.9%
2007 56.62 -1.7%
2008 55.5 -2.0%
2009 55.18 -0.6%
2010 54.97 -0.4%
2011 54.7 -0.5%
2012 54.45 -0.4%
2013 54.25 -0.4%
2014 53.92 -0.6%
2015 53.62 -0.6%
2016 53.87 +0.5%
2017 53.09 -1.4%
2018 53.34 +0.5%
2019 53.37 +0.1%
2020 57.03 +6.9%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 57.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.66, 2.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 57.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.25, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.54 55.18 58.82 10
2010s 53.96 53.09 54.97 10
2020s 57.03 57.03 57.03 1

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 94 Mexico 57.96 compare
  2. 95 Ghana 57.85 compare
  3. 96 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.39 compare
  4. 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 56.75 compare
  5. 99 Mauritius 56.56 compare
  6. 100 Haiti 55.36 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama?
Share who have not drank alcohol in last year in Panama was 57.03 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share who have not drank alcohol in last year recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 58.82 in 2001.
What is the lowest share who have not drank alcohol in last year recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 53.09 in 2017.
How does Panama rank for share who have not drank alcohol in last year?
Panama ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
Is share who have not drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share who have not drank alcohol in last year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share who have not drank alcohol in last year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
187 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2020
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