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Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized - Sex: both sexes

% · higher is better · 187 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020

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  1. 1Kuwait99.2%
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.99.1%
  3. 3Comoros99%
  4. 4Yemen, Rep.98.8%
  5. 5Libya98.7%
  6. 6Syrian Arab Republic98.5%
  7. 7Iran, Islamic Rep.98.5%
  8. 8Pakistan98.4%
  9. 9Mauritania98.3%
  10. 10Saudi Arabia98.1%
  11. 11Afghanistan97.9%
  12. 12Bangladesh94.6%
  13. 13Maldives94.5%
  14. 14Djibouti94%
  15. 15Iraq93.1%
  16. 16Sudan93%
  17. 17Morocco92.9%
  18. 18Jordan92.5%
  19. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.92.4%
  20. 20Algeria92.1%
  21. 21Tunisia91.5%
  22. 22Niger91%
  23. 23Senegal90.3%
  24. 24Indonesia90.3%
  25. 25United Arab Emirates90.1%
  26. 26Turkiye89.7%
  27. 27Guinea88.8%
  28. 28Tajikistan88.1%
  29. 29Lebanon87.3%
  30. 30Oman86.3%
  31. 31Uzbekistan85.7%
  32. 32Eritrea84.8%
  33. 33Azerbaijan84.5%
  34. 34Mali84%
  35. 35Malaysia83.7%
  36. 36Turkmenistan83.6%
  37. 37Kyrgyz Republic83.2%
  38. 38Sierra Leone82.7%
  39. 39Ethiopia81%
  40. 40Zimbabwe80.6%
  41. 41Bahrain80%
  42. 42Gambia, The79.3%
  43. 43Chad78.6%
  44. 44Lesotho76.6%
  45. 45Mozambique76.4%
  46. 46Tonga75.7%
  47. 47Kazakhstan75.5%
  48. 48Nigeria74.8%
  49. 49Kiribati74.8%
  50. 50Namibia74.4%
  51. 51Nepal74.2%
  52. 52Guinea-Bissau73.9%
  53. 53Solomon Islands73.2%
  54. 54Papua New Guinea73%
  55. 55Tuvalu73%
  56. 56Micronesia, Fed. Sts.72.2%
  57. 57Vanuatu71.9%
  58. 58Eswatini71.3%
  59. 59Malawi71.2%
  60. 60Cote d'Ivoire71%
  61. 61Madagascar71%
  62. 62Kenya70.9%
  63. 63Samoa70.9%
  64. 64India70.8%
  65. 65South Africa70.4%
  66. 66Fiji69.9%
  67. 67Bhutan69.7%
  68. 68Tanzania69.2%
  69. 69Botswana68.8%
  70. 70Burkina Faso68.3%
  71. 71Qatar68.1%
  72. 72Naoero67.6%
  73. 73Rwanda66.5%
  74. 74Guatemala65.6%
  75. 75Timor-Leste65.5%
  76. 76Burundi64.3%
  77. 77Brunei Darussalam64.2%
  78. 78Togo63.5%
  79. 79Venezuela, RB63.4%
  80. 80Zambia63.3%
  81. 81El Salvador63.1%
  82. 82Sri Lanka62.7%
  83. 83Central African Republic62.7%
  84. 84Honduras62.2%
  85. 85Myanmar61.8%
  86. 86Nicaragua61.3%
  87. 87Costa Rica59.7%
  88. 88Liberia59.6%
  89. 89Colombia59.1%
  90. 90North Macedonia58.3%
  91. 91Uganda58.1%
  92. 92Mexico58%
  93. 93Ghana57.9%
  94. 94Bosnia and Herzegovina57.4%
  95. 95Panama57%
  96. 96Congo, Dem. Rep.56.8%
  97. 97Mauritius56.6%
  98. 98Haiti55.4%
  99. 99Suriname55.3%
  100. 100Benin54.1%
  101. 101Philippines54%
  102. 102Jamaica53.8%
  103. 103Belize53.2%
  104. 104Guyana52.3%
  105. 105Armenia51.3%
  106. 106Albania51.1%
  107. 107Cambodia50.8%
  108. 108Bahamas, The50.5%
  109. 109Cuba50.3%
  110. 110Dominica50.3%
  111. 111Cameroon49.8%
  112. 112Angola49.7%
  113. 113St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.4%
  114. 114Thailand49.3%
  115. 115Trinidad and Tobago49.1%
  116. 116St. Kitts and Nevis48.7%
  117. 117Paraguay48.2%
  118. 118Sao Tome and Principe47.7%
  119. 119Antigua and Barbuda46.9%
  120. 120Dominican Republic46.5%
  121. 121Barbados46.3%
  122. 122Viet Nam46.3%
  123. 123Congo, Rep.46.1%
  124. 124Gabon45.6%
  125. 125Grenada45.6%
  126. 126Mongolia44.3%
  127. 127Georgia44.1%
  128. 128Cabo Verde43.5%
  129. 129St. Lucia43%
  130. 130Lao PDR42.6%
  131. 131Brazil42%
  132. 132Equatorial Guinea41.9%
  133. 133Russian Federation41.7%
  134. 134Korea, Dem. People's Rep.40.9%
  135. 135Israel40.2%
  136. 136Ecuador39.8%
  137. 137China39.7%
  138. 138Seychelles39.5%
  139. 139Bolivia37.8%
  140. 140Singapore37.1%
  141. 141Peru34.5%
  142. 142Cyprus34.5%
  143. 143Bulgaria34.2%
  144. 144Ukraine33.9%
  145. 145Uruguay32.6%
  146. 146Japan32.5%
  147. 147Croatia32.5%
  148. 148Canada30.8%
  149. 149Moldova30.8%
  150. 150Belarus30.7%
  151. 151Greece30.7%
  152. 152Argentina29%
  153. 153Chile28.9%
  154. 154United States28.9%
  155. 155Hungary28.7%
  156. 156Slovenia28.6%
  157. 157Korea, Rep.27.5%
  158. 158Slovak Republic27.2%
  159. 159Italy26.8%
  160. 160Poland26.5%
  161. 161Czechia25.9%
  162. 162Estonia25.7%
  163. 163Latvia25%
  164. 164Lithuania24.9%
  165. 165Romania24.1%
  166. 166France24%
  167. 167Portugal23.8%
  168. 168Spain23.4%
  169. 169Belgium23.2%
  170. 170Netherlands23.1%
  171. 171Malta22.7%
  172. 172Sweden22.5%
  173. 173Norway22.2%
  174. 174United Kingdom22.1%
  175. 175Finland22%
  176. 176Denmark21.7%
  177. 177Germany21.2%
  178. 178Iceland20.8%
  179. 179Austria20.6%
  180. 180Switzerland20%
  181. 181New Zealand19.7%
  182. 182Australia19.3%
  183. 183Andorra17.5%
  184. 184Ireland16.8%
  185. 185Luxembourg15.8%

Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized - Sex: both sexes