Which country has the highest Alcoholism Rate?

Mongolia has the highest Alcoholism Rate in 2023, at 5,496 per 100k, followed by Slovenia (4,211 per 100k) and El Salvador (4,128 per 100k).

Which country has the lowest Alcoholism Rate?

Afghanistan has the lowest Alcoholism Rate in 2023, at 257 per 100k.

What is the median Alcoholism Rate across countries?

The median is 1,491 per 100k across the 204 countries with data in 2023.

Where does this alcoholism by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Resources for Substance Use Disorders - World Health Organization; Alcohol use disorders (15+), 12 month prevalence (%) with 95% - WHO 2016; Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Death rate from alcohol use disorders - Our World in Data.

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Alcoholism by Country

Name: Alcoholism by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Mongolia has the highest Alcoholism Rate in 2023 (5,496 per 100k), followed by Slovenia (4,211 per 100k) and El Salvador (4,128 per 100k). Afghanistan has the lowest (257 per 100k).

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Median

1,491 per 100k

Middle half 807 per 100k – 2,421 per 100k

Average

1,616 per 100k

204 countries

Lowest (best)

257 per 100k

Afghanistan

Highest (worst)

5,496 per 100k

Mongolia

Over time · 2019–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

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Afghanistan
Yemen
Sudan
Egypt
Palestine

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1	Afghanistan	257 per 100k	340 per 100k	172 per 100k	0.26%	0.35%	0.18%	93.3K	62.7K	30.6K
2	Yemen	276 per 100k	367 per 100k	182 per 100k	0.28%	0.37%	0.18%	97.9K	65.9K	32.1K
3	Sudan	280 per 100k	378 per 100k	179 per 100k	0.29%	0.39%	0.18%	104.8K	71.6K	33.2K
4	Egypt	302 per 100k	404 per 100k	193 per 100k	0.32%	0.43%	0.2%	331.5K	229.2K	102.3K
5	Palestine	311 per 100k	415 per 100k	203 per 100k	0.32%	0.44%	0.21%	16.8K	11.4K	5,385
6	Niger	315 per 100k	288 per 100k	341 per 100k	0.32%	0.29%	0.35%	83.8K	38.2K	45.6K
7	Iraq	317 per 100k	427 per 100k	201 per 100k	0.33%	0.45%	0.21%	140.2K	97.1K	43.1K
8	Mauritania	319 per 100k	299 per 100k	339 per 100k	0.33%	0.31%	0.35%	14.7K	6,772	7,916
9	Iran	322 per 100k	460 per 100k	180 per 100k	0.33%	0.48%	0.18%	283.3K	205.5K	77.8K
10	Mali	324 per 100k	301 per 100k	349 per 100k	0.33%	0.31%	0.35%	78.6K	36.6K	42K
11	Morocco	330 per 100k	444 per 100k	214 per 100k	0.34%	0.47%	0.22%	122K	82.9K	39.1K
12	Chad	333 per 100k	312 per 100k	355 per 100k	0.34%	0.32%	0.36%	64.3K	29.9K	34.4K
13	Algeria	334 per 100k	453 per 100k	213 per 100k	0.35%	0.48%	0.22%	148.6K	101.8K	46.8K
14	Jordan	336 per 100k	448 per 100k	207 per 100k	0.35%	0.47%	0.21%	44.4K	31.7K	12.6K
15	Syria	339 per 100k	465 per 100k	218 per 100k	0.35%	0.48%	0.22%	60.3K	40.5K	19.8K
16	Lebanon	349 per 100k	475 per 100k	222 per 100k	0.36%	0.5%	0.23%	19.9K	13.6K	6,336
17	Libya	366 per 100k	504 per 100k	220 per 100k	0.38%	0.52%	0.22%	27.1K	19.2K	7,908
18	Nigeria	367 per 100k	339 per 100k	393 per 100k	0.37%	0.35%	0.4%	899.5K	397K	502.5K
19	Tunisia	377 per 100k	530 per 100k	225 per 100k	0.39%	0.56%	0.23%	45.1K	31.6K	13.6K
20	Guinea	378 per 100k	340 per 100k	414 per 100k	0.39%	0.35%	0.42%	53.5K	23.5K	30.1K
21	Senegal	378 per 100k	363 per 100k	394 per 100k	0.39%	0.38%	0.4%	70.9K	34.5K	36.4K
22	Burkina Faso	394 per 100k	362 per 100k	424 per 100k	0.4%	0.37%	0.43%	95.6K	42.5K	53.1K
23	Gambia	400 per 100k	387 per 100k	413 per 100k	0.41%	0.4%	0.42%	10.1K	4,814	5,280
24	Kuwait	411 per 100k	526 per 100k	221 per 100k	0.43%	0.55%	0.23%	19.2K	15.3K	3,909
25	Benin	414 per 100k	363 per 100k	464 per 100k	0.42%	0.37%	0.47%	58.9K	25.5K	33.4K
26	Saudi Arabia	420 per 100k	549 per 100k	214 per 100k	0.43%	0.57%	0.22%	138.6K	111.5K	27.1K
27	Togo	422 per 100k	402 per 100k	440 per 100k	0.43%	0.41%	0.45%	36.1K	16.8K	19.3K
28	Cameroon	424 per 100k	414 per 100k	434 per 100k	0.43%	0.43%	0.44%	143.6K	70.1K	73.4K
29	Ivory Coast	426 per 100k	432 per 100k	418 per 100k	0.44%	0.45%	0.43%	144K	76.5K	67.5K
30	Sierra Leone	434 per 100k	396 per 100k	471 per 100k	0.44%	0.4%	0.48%	34.8K	15.7K	19.1K
31	Guinea-Bissau	437 per 100k	408 per 100k	465 per 100k	0.44%	0.42%	0.47%	9,483	4,349	5,134
32	Bahrain	445 per 100k	573 per 100k	230 per 100k	0.46%	0.59%	0.23%	6,975	5,634	1,341
33	Oman	447 per 100k	592 per 100k	212 per 100k	0.46%	0.61%	0.22%	23K	18.8K	4,165
34	Liberia	448 per 100k	443 per 100k	454 per 100k	0.45%	0.45%	0.46%	25.7K	12.8K	12.9K
35	Sao Tome and Principe	448 per 100k	460 per 100k	436 per 100k	0.46%	0.47%	0.44%	995.6	513.7	481.9
36	Turkey	467 per 100k	651 per 100k	283 per 100k	0.48%	0.68%	0.29%	401.3K	279.9K	121.4K
37	Ghana	469 per 100k	461 per 100k	476 per 100k	0.48%	0.48%	0.49%	155.9K	76K	79.9K
38	Cape Verde	510 per 100k	527 per 100k	493 per 100k	0.53%	0.55%	0.51%	2,522	1,312	1,210
39	United Arab Emirates	517 per 100k	627 per 100k	234 per 100k	0.53%	0.64%	0.24%	52.4K	45.8K	6,595
40	Qatar	527 per 100k	650 per 100k	251 per 100k	0.54%	0.67%	0.26%	16.4K	14K	2,396
41	Kenya	534 per 100k	707 per 100k	364 per 100k	0.55%	0.73%	0.37%	278.5K	182.9K	95.5K
42	Uganda	606 per 100k	971 per 100k	250 per 100k	0.62%	1%	0.25%	276.5K	218.8K	57.7K
43	Japan	616 per 100k	860 per 100k	387 per 100k	0.64%	0.91%	0.4%	768.5K	520.5K	248K
44	Indonesia	640 per 100k	958 per 100k	314 per 100k	0.66%	0.99%	0.32%	1.8M	1.4M	445.8K
45	Papua New Guinea	721 per 100k	1,105 per 100k	306 per 100k	0.73%	1.12%	0.31%	80.1K	63.7K	16.3K
46	Central African Republic	724 per 100k	1,052 per 100k	402 per 100k	0.73%	1.06%	0.4%	47.5K	34.2K	13.3K
47	DR Congo	725 per 100k	1,048 per 100k	396 per 100k	0.73%	1.06%	0.4%	683.4K	498.4K	185K
48	Timor-Leste	744 per 100k	1,177 per 100k	294 per 100k	0.77%	1.22%	0.3%	10.7K	8,606	2,073
49	Angola	747 per 100k	1,095 per 100k	420 per 100k	0.77%	1.14%	0.43%	269.6K	191.5K	78.2K
50	Israel	771 per 100k	993 per 100k	551 per 100k	0.83%	1.08%	0.58%	77.1K	49.5K	27.5K
51	Fiji	783 per 100k	1,221 per 100k	334 per 100k	0.8%	1.26%	0.34%	7,345	5,799	1,545
52	Somalia	815 per 100k	1,294 per 100k	313 per 100k	0.83%	1.33%	0.32%	178.3K	144.9K	33.4K
53	Equatorial Guinea	833 per 100k	1,164 per 100k	436 per 100k	0.86%	1.22%	0.45%	13.5K	10.3K	3,225
54	Malaysia	848 per 100k	1,280 per 100k	369 per 100k	0.88%	1.35%	0.38%	289.7K	229.8K	59.9K
55	Tonga	856 per 100k	1,442 per 100k	307 per 100k	0.89%	1.51%	0.32%	893.2	728.0	165.2
56	Philippines	857 per 100k	1,380 per 100k	318 per 100k	0.89%	1.45%	0.33%	981.1K	801.8K	179.3K
57	Samoa	860 per 100k	1,410 per 100k	289 per 100k	0.89%	1.48%	0.3%	1,886	1,574	311.4
58	Republic of the Congo	889 per 100k	1,322 per 100k	462 per 100k	0.9%	1.35%	0.47%	54.4K	40.1K	14.3K
59	Sri Lanka	908 per 100k	1,510 per 100k	347 per 100k	0.94%	1.57%	0.36%	205.7K	165K	40.7K
60	Laos	910 per 100k	1,467 per 100k	342 per 100k	0.95%	1.55%	0.35%	68.4K	55.7K	12.8K
61	Cambodia	917 per 100k	1,519 per 100k	342 per 100k	0.94%	1.58%	0.35%	157.6K	127.5K	30.1K
62	South Sudan	917 per 100k	1,467 per 100k	363 per 100k	0.93%	1.5%	0.37%	90.4K	72.5K	17.8K
63	Singapore	938 per 100k	1,355 per 100k	503 per 100k	0.99%	1.44%	0.53%	53.4K	39.4K	14K
64	Gabon	942 per 100k	1,453 per 100k	464 per 100k	0.96%	1.49%	0.47%	18K	13.4K	4,582
65	Vanuatu	960 per 100k	1,599 per 100k	310 per 100k	0.98%	1.64%	0.32%	3,169	2,662	507.0
66	Tokelau	965 per 100k	1,555 per 100k	346 per 100k	0.99%	1.62%	0.35%	15.59	12.86	2.73
67	Mozambique	968 per 100k	1,641 per 100k	343 per 100k	0.99%	1.68%	0.35%	322.3K	263.1K	59.2K
68	Madagascar	977 per 100k	1,600 per 100k	369 per 100k	1%	1.65%	0.38%	301.4K	243.8K	57.6K
69	Solomon Islands	1,007 per 100k	1,677 per 100k	302 per 100k	1.03%	1.73%	0.31%	8,659	7,397	1,262
70	Burundi	1,013 per 100k	1,662 per 100k	358 per 100k	1.04%	1.73%	0.37%	144.5K	119.1K	25.4K
71	Malawi	1,014 per 100k	1,716 per 100k	350 per 100k	1.05%	1.79%	0.36%	210.2K	173K	37.2K
72	Zambia	1,018 per 100k	1,698 per 100k	364 per 100k	1.04%	1.74%	0.37%	213.3K	174.5K	38.8K
73	Tanzania	1,023 per 100k	1,698 per 100k	376 per 100k	1.05%	1.77%	0.38%	669.1K	543.5K	125.6K
74	Marshall Islands	1,042 per 100k	1,728 per 100k	322 per 100k	1.07%	1.79%	0.33%	434.4	368.9	65.52
75	Nepal	1,070 per 100k	2,053 per 100k	123 per 100k	1.12%	2.19%	0.13%	332.3K	312.8K	19.5K
76	Comoros	1,081 per 100k	1,720 per 100k	431 per 100k	1.12%	1.8%	0.44%	9,541	7,660	1,881
77	Peru	1,086 per 100k	1,472 per 100k	697 per 100k	1.11%	1.5%	0.71%	392.3K	266.8K	125.5K
78	Guam	1,095 per 100k	1,821 per 100k	350 per 100k	1.13%	1.9%	0.36%	1,726	1,454	271.8
79	American Samoa	1,095 per 100k	1,846 per 100k	314 per 100k	1.14%	1.93%	0.32%	536.5	461.0	75.46
80	Pakistan	1,098 per 100k	1,919 per 100k	224 per 100k	1.16%	2.04%	0.23%	2.7M	2.4M	265.4K
81	Niue	1,103 per 100k	1,912 per 100k	347 per 100k	1.14%	2%	0.36%	18.53	15.52	3.02
82	Brunei	1,109 per 100k	1,577 per 100k	586 per 100k	1.18%	1.7%	0.62%	5,102	3,830	1,272
83	Seychelles	1,116 per 100k	1,718 per 100k	378 per 100k	1.16%	1.79%	0.39%	1,185	1,004	180.5
84	Kiribati	1,116 per 100k	1,899 per 100k	351 per 100k	1.13%	1.92%	0.36%	1,427	1,200	226.8
85	Maldives	1,146 per 100k	1,649 per 100k	360 per 100k	1.19%	1.72%	0.37%	6,219	5,459	760.6
86	Zimbabwe	1,155 per 100k	1,978 per 100k	392 per 100k	1.21%	2.09%	0.4%	184K	151.6K	32.4K
87	Tuvalu	1,183 per 100k	1,983 per 100k	327 per 100k	1.22%	2.06%	0.33%	130.4	112.9	17.41
88	Ecuador	1,195 per 100k	1,710 per 100k	705 per 100k	1.23%	1.78%	0.72%	212.2K	147.9K	64.2K
89	Nauru	1,204 per 100k	2,061 per 100k	323 per 100k	1.25%	2.16%	0.33%	148.5	128.9	19.61
90	Bangladesh	1,225 per 100k	2,202 per 100k	262 per 100k	1.27%	2.32%	0.27%	2.1M	1.9M	229.2K
91	Eritrea	1,246 per 100k	2,024 per 100k	422 per 100k	1.29%	2.11%	0.43%	87.5K	73.1K	14.4K
92	Palau	1,276 per 100k	2,037 per 100k	373 per 100k	1.31%	2.1%	0.38%	228.3	197.8	30.58
93	Bolivia	1,280 per 100k	1,769 per 100k	797 per 100k	1.32%	1.85%	0.82%	154.5K	106.1K	48.4K
94	Djibouti	1,295 per 100k	2,042 per 100k	425 per 100k	1.34%	2.13%	0.44%	18K	15.3K	2,733
95	Thailand	1,310 per 100k	2,400 per 100k	306 per 100k	1.34%	2.47%	0.31%	860.9K	756.3K	104.6K
96	Cook Islands	1,320 per 100k	2,310 per 100k	358 per 100k	1.37%	2.42%	0.37%	194.3	167.5	26.73
97	Micronesia	1,338 per 100k	2,311 per 100k	329 per 100k	1.37%	2.37%	0.34%	1,384	1,217	167.3
98	Vietnam	1,351 per 100k	2,272 per 100k	437 per 100k	1.38%	2.33%	0.44%	1.4M	1.2M	225.8K
99	Jamaica	1,358 per 100k	1,916 per 100k	813 per 100k	1.39%	1.97%	0.83%	38.7K	26.9K	11.7K
100	India	1,377 per 100k	2,278 per 100k	435 per 100k	1.41%	2.35%	0.44%	19.9M	16.8M	3.1M
101	China	1,486 per 100k	2,469 per 100k	456 per 100k	1.54%	2.57%	0.47%	21.3M	18.1M	3.2M
102	Uruguay	1,491 per 100k	2,297 per 100k	751 per 100k	1.55%	2.42%	0.77%	50.7K	37.4K	13.3K
103	Haiti	1,492 per 100k	2,119 per 100k	891 per 100k	1.52%	2.17%	0.91%	201.3K	140K	61.3K
104	Norway	1,511 per 100k	2,312 per 100k	698 per 100k	1.59%	2.46%	0.72%	82.7K	63.8K	18.9K
105	Botswana	1,519 per 100k	2,611 per 100k	475 per 100k	1.56%	2.71%	0.48%	37.1K	31.2K	5,942
106	Monaco	1,522 per 100k	2,258 per 100k	817 per 100k	1.58%	2.37%	0.84%	592.0	429.7	162.2
107	Italy	1,538 per 100k	2,162 per 100k	943 per 100k	1.6%	2.27%	0.97%	906K	622.1K	283.9K
108	Greece	1,542 per 100k	2,307 per 100k	807 per 100k	1.6%	2.42%	0.83%	164.6K	120.7K	43.9K
109	Spain	1,546 per 100k	2,454 per 100k	672 per 100k	1.61%	2.58%	0.69%	737.1K	573.7K	163.4K
110	Mexico	1,553 per 100k	2,617 per 100k	541 per 100k	1.62%	2.77%	0.56%	2M	1.7M	365.8K
111	Ethiopia	1,579 per 100k	2,759 per 100k	386 per 100k	1.62%	2.85%	0.39%	1.8M	1.6M	217.3K
112	San Marino	1,588 per 100k	2,358 per 100k	843 per 100k	1.65%	2.47%	0.87%	558.2	407.3	150.9
113	North Korea	1,599 per 100k	2,811 per 100k	443 per 100k	1.65%	2.92%	0.45%	422.3K	362.4K	59.9K
114	Venezuela	1,642 per 100k	2,642 per 100k	715 per 100k	1.68%	2.72%	0.73%	421.3K	326.2K	95.2K
115	Lesotho	1,647 per 100k	2,856 per 100k	499 per 100k	1.67%	2.9%	0.51%	31.6K	26.7K	4,913
116	Namibia	1,662 per 100k	2,893 per 100k	484 per 100k	1.73%	3.04%	0.5%	50K	42.6K	7,440
117	Dominican Republic	1,675 per 100k	2,576 per 100k	794 per 100k	1.73%	2.67%	0.82%	187.9K	142.9K	45K
118	Eswatini	1,682 per 100k	2,922 per 100k	469 per 100k	1.75%	3.07%	0.48%	19.9K	17.1K	2,813
119	Albania	1,711 per 100k	2,052 per 100k	1,379 per 100k	1.77%	2.14%	1.41%	41.5K	24.5K	17K
120	Bermuda	1,715 per 100k	2,659 per 100k	829 per 100k	1.75%	2.73%	0.84%	1,081	811.5	269.3
121	Panama	1,737 per 100k	2,766 per 100k	720 per 100k	1.82%	2.93%	0.74%	72.9K	57.7K	15.2K
122	Guyana	1,747 per 100k	2,629 per 100k	881 per 100k	1.8%	2.72%	0.9%	14.3K	10.6K	3,626
123	Cyprus	1,757 per 100k	2,639 per 100k	898 per 100k	1.84%	2.8%	0.92%	24K	17.8K	6,220
124	Argentina	1,773 per 100k	2,596 per 100k	1,001 per 100k	1.85%	2.75%	1.04%	841.8K	596.3K	245.4K
125	Australia	1,818 per 100k	2,454 per 100k	1,197 per 100k	1.9%	2.59%	1.24%	489.9K	326.6K	163.3K
126	South Africa	1,819 per 100k	3,166 per 100k	545 per 100k	1.85%	3.23%	0.55%	1.2M	985.6K	179.6K
127	Barbados	1,825 per 100k	2,884 per 100k	847 per 100k	1.87%	2.96%	0.86%	5,492	4,166	1,326
128	Malta	1,827 per 100k	2,675 per 100k	889 per 100k	1.9%	2.82%	0.92%	10.2K	7,826	2,349
129	Andorra	1,852 per 100k	2,738 per 100k	894 per 100k	1.92%	2.86%	0.92%	1,673	1,285	388.5
130	Mauritius	1,879 per 100k	3,291 per 100k	501 per 100k	1.92%	3.38%	0.51%	23.9K	20.7K	3,232
131	Netherlands	1,882 per 100k	3,154 per 100k	626 per 100k	1.97%	3.34%	0.65%	334.7K	278.7K	56K
132	Uzbekistan	1,888 per 100k	2,950 per 100k	826 per 100k	1.99%	3.14%	0.86%	667.2K	521.1K	146.1K
133	Trinidad and Tobago	1,899 per 100k	2,849 per 100k	950 per 100k	1.95%	2.94%	0.97%	26.3K	19.8K	6,592
134	Belize	1,907 per 100k	2,985 per 100k	861 per 100k	1.97%	3.09%	0.88%	7,888	6,080	1,808
135	Northern Mariana Islands	1,919 per 100k	3,270 per 100k	437 per 100k	1.98%	3.4%	0.45%	909.3	810.6	98.69
136	Taiwan	1,932 per 100k	3,451 per 100k	449 per 100k	1.99%	3.58%	0.46%	448.6K	395.8K	52.8K
137	North Macedonia	1,955 per 100k	2,495 per 100k	1,420 per 100k	2.02%	2.6%	1.46%	36.2K	23K	13.2K
138	Suriname	1,967 per 100k	3,098 per 100k	867 per 100k	2.02%	3.2%	0.89%	11.7K	9,068	2,611
139	Montenegro	2,010 per 100k	2,507 per 100k	1,516 per 100k	2.09%	2.63%	1.56%	13.1K	8,167	4,977
140	Tajikistan	2,045 per 100k	3,272 per 100k	775 per 100k	2.15%	3.48%	0.81%	218.5K	177.8K	40.7K
141	Bhutan	2,063 per 100k	3,497 per 100k	522 per 100k	2.16%	3.72%	0.54%	15.4K	13.5K	1,877
142	Finland	2,117 per 100k	3,007 per 100k	1,245 per 100k	2.21%	3.17%	1.29%	117.6K	82.6K	34.9K
143	France	2,121 per 100k	3,225 per 100k	1,082 per 100k	2.24%	3.45%	1.13%	1.5M	1.1M	389.5K
144	Rwanda	2,195 per 100k	3,963 per 100k	518 per 100k	2.28%	4.15%	0.53%	305.9K	268.8K	37K
145	Armenia	2,242 per 100k	3,741 per 100k	900 per 100k	2.32%	3.91%	0.92%	68K	53.6K	14.4K
146	Germany	2,251 per 100k	3,459 per 100k	1,075 per 100k	2.36%	3.68%	1.11%	1.9M	1.4M	460.2K
147	Canada	2,265 per 100k	3,057 per 100k	1,492 per 100k	2.36%	3.23%	1.54%	869.8K	579.6K	290.1K
148	Bulgaria	2,287 per 100k	3,138 per 100k	1,482 per 100k	2.35%	3.25%	1.51%	158.4K	105.6K	52.7K
149	Costa Rica	2,319 per 100k	3,857 per 100k	786 per 100k	2.4%	4.03%	0.81%	120.8K	100.3K	20.5K
150	Honduras	2,344 per 100k	4,015 per 100k	760 per 100k	2.43%	4.19%	0.78%	251.2K	209.4K	41.8K
151	New Zealand	2,373 per 100k	3,093 per 100k	1,655 per 100k	2.5%	3.3%	1.73%	121.5K	79K	42.4K
152	Iceland	2,402 per 100k	3,636 per 100k	1,090 per 100k	2.54%	3.89%	1.14%	9,285	7,243	2,041
153	Dominica	2,416 per 100k	3,571 per 100k	1,207 per 100k	2.47%	3.68%	1.23%	1,671	1,263	407.8
154	Myanmar	2,435 per 100k	4,691 per 100k	332 per 100k	2.5%	4.87%	0.34%	1.4M	1.3M	98.9K
155	Luxembourg	2,458 per 100k	3,640 per 100k	1,260 per 100k	2.59%	3.88%	1.31%	16.2K	12.1K	4,121
156	Switzerland	2,460 per 100k	3,704 per 100k	1,230 per 100k	2.58%	3.93%	1.28%	221.2K	165.6K	55.6K
157	Georgia	2,481 per 100k	4,257 per 100k	844 per 100k	2.57%	4.45%	0.87%	88.8K	73.1K	15.7K
158	Romania	2,482 per 100k	3,232 per 100k	1,774 per 100k	2.55%	3.35%	1.81%	479.7K	303.4K	176.3K
159	Colombia	2,488 per 100k	4,072 per 100k	960 per 100k	2.59%	4.3%	0.98%	1.3M	1M	254.8K
160	Bahamas	2,502 per 100k	3,800 per 100k	1,292 per 100k	2.57%	3.92%	1.32%	10.3K	7,571	2,759
161	Kyrgyzstan	2,520 per 100k	4,222 per 100k	852 per 100k	2.63%	4.45%	0.88%	182.7K	151.5K	31.2K
162	Grenada	2,523 per 100k	3,910 per 100k	1,063 per 100k	2.59%	4.03%	1.09%	2,877	2,287	590.4
163	Belgium	2,525 per 100k	4,038 per 100k	1,051 per 100k	2.66%	4.32%	1.09%	293.1K	231.3K	61.9K
164	Nicaragua	2,575 per 100k	4,436 per 100k	764 per 100k	2.68%	4.67%	0.79%	175.4K	149.1K	26.4K
165	Estonia	2,596 per 100k	4,367 per 100k	992 per 100k	2.71%	4.63%	1.02%	35.1K	28.1K	7,049
166	Serbia	2,606 per 100k	3,610 per 100k	1,590 per 100k	2.69%	3.76%	1.63%	233.9K	162.9K	70.9K
167	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2,609 per 100k	4,128 per 100k	1,022 per 100k	2.68%	4.25%	1.04%	3,029	2,449	580.4
168	Chile	2,631 per 100k	3,617 per 100k	1,672 per 100k	2.73%	3.78%	1.72%	503.8K	341.4K	162.5K
169	Puerto Rico	2,632 per 100k	4,320 per 100k	1,090 per 100k	2.68%	4.43%	1.11%	86.7K	68K	18.8K
170	Cuba	2,654 per 100k	4,448 per 100k	878 per 100k	2.71%	4.57%	0.89%	300.3K	250.4K	49.9K
171	United Kingdom	2,658 per 100k	4,238 per 100k	1,143 per 100k	2.81%	4.55%	1.19%	1.8M	1.4M	403.9K
172	Sweden	2,675 per 100k	3,635 per 100k	1,701 per 100k	2.81%	3.85%	1.77%	283.6K	194.2K	89.4K
173	Azerbaijan	2,689 per 100k	4,360 per 100k	1,029 per 100k	2.79%	4.58%	1.06%	282.9K	228.6K	54.3K
174	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,707 per 100k	3,749 per 100k	1,716 per 100k	2.78%	3.88%	1.75%	86.4K	58.3K	28.1K
175	Saint Lucia	2,725 per 100k	3,954 per 100k	1,500 per 100k	2.79%	4.07%	1.53%	4,873	3,529	1,344
176	United States	2,781 per 100k	3,626 per 100k	1,950 per 100k	2.92%	3.86%	2.03%	9.3M	6M	3.3M
177	Slovakia	2,787 per 100k	3,827 per 100k	1,793 per 100k	2.88%	3.99%	1.84%	151K	101.4K	49.7K
178	Turkmenistan	2,799 per 100k	4,561 per 100k	940 per 100k	2.97%	4.9%	0.99%	157K	131.3K	25.7K
179	Czechia	2,804 per 100k	3,759 per 100k	1,878 per 100k	2.9%	3.92%	1.93%	305.4K	201.6K	103.9K
180	Moldova	2,867 per 100k	4,791 per 100k	1,117 per 100k	2.97%	5.03%	1.14%	103.5K	82.4K	21.1K
181	Portugal	2,889 per 100k	5,450 per 100k	560 per 100k	3.01%	5.75%	0.58%	304.4K	273.5K	30.9K
182	Brazil	2,961 per 100k	4,561 per 100k	1,449 per 100k	3.04%	4.72%	1.48%	6.3M	4.7M	1.6M
183	Austria	2,973 per 100k	4,694 per 100k	1,301 per 100k	3.11%	4.96%	1.34%	269.4K	209.6K	59.8K
184	Lithuania	3,039 per 100k	5,152 per 100k	1,177 per 100k	3.14%	5.39%	1.2%	86.3K	68.5K	17.8K
185	Hungary	3,057 per 100k	4,150 per 100k	2,051 per 100k	3.16%	4.33%	2.1%	294.3K	191.6K	102.7K
186	Ukraine	3,068 per 100k	5,247 per 100k	1,211 per 100k	3.16%	5.47%	1.23%	1.2M	949.2K	257.2K
187	Denmark	3,123 per 100k	4,814 per 100k	1,452 per 100k	3.3%	5.15%	1.51%	184.6K	141.4K	43.1K
188	Ireland	3,154 per 100k	4,461 per 100k	1,875 per 100k	3.32%	4.76%	1.95%	168K	117.5K	50.5K
189	Croatia	3,193 per 100k	4,532 per 100k	1,947 per 100k	3.29%	4.7%	2%	124.2K	85K	39.2K
190	South Korea	3,205 per 100k	5,180 per 100k	1,218 per 100k	3.32%	5.43%	1.25%	1.7M	1.3M	314K
191	Kazakhstan	3,225 per 100k	5,528 per 100k	1,032 per 100k	3.41%	5.92%	1.08%	657.9K	550K	107.9K
192	Antigua and Barbuda	3,302 per 100k	4,930 per 100k	1,740 per 100k	3.38%	5.07%	1.77%	2,999	2,193	806.4
193	United States Virgin Islands	3,360 per 100k	5,451 per 100k	1,376 per 100k	3.45%	5.62%	1.4%	2,824	2,231	593.6
194	Latvia	3,404 per 100k	5,947 per 100k	1,202 per 100k	3.54%	6.28%	1.24%	64.5K	52.3K	12.2K
195	Paraguay	3,462 per 100k	5,453 per 100k	1,502 per 100k	3.56%	5.66%	1.53%	218.9K	171K	47.8K
196	Greenland	3,745 per 100k	4,526 per 100k	2,873 per 100k	3.96%	4.83%	3.01%	2,120	1,352	768.2
197	Belarus	3,762 per 100k	6,193 per 100k	1,670 per 100k	3.92%	6.54%	1.72%	357.3K	272.1K	85.3K
198	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3,770 per 100k	5,835 per 100k	1,853 per 100k	3.88%	6.04%	1.9%	1,810	1,349	461.6
199	Russia	4,034 per 100k	6,667 per 100k	1,736 per 100k	4.18%	7%	1.78%	6M	4.6M	1.4M
200	Poland	4,075 per 100k	5,653 per 100k	2,594 per 100k	4.22%	5.9%	2.67%	1.6M	1.1M	522.1K
201	Guatemala	4,120 per 100k	7,213 per 100k	1,218 per 100k	4.29%	7.59%	1.25%	678.7K	575.2K	103.5K
202	El Salvador	4,128 per 100k	7,773 per 100k	963 per 100k	4.28%	8.19%	0.99%	255.4K	223.5K	31.9K
203	Slovenia	4,211 per 100k	6,000 per 100k	2,403 per 100k	4.36%	6.24%	2.47%	89.1K	63.8K	25.3K
204	Mongolia	5,496 per 100k	9,300 per 100k	1,796 per 100k	5.81%	9.94%	1.88%	190.3K	158.7K	31.5K

What correlates with Alcoholism Rate (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,361 other country metrics sharing at least 123 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Alcoholism Rate tend to score higher on these

Drug Use DALYsDrug Use by Country
r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 202
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Alcohol ConsumptionAlcohol Consumption by Country
r = +0.64 · strong · n = 181
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2-3 Member HouseholdNumber of Households by Country
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 175
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% Female UsersFacebook Users by Country
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 194
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Mortality, All - ASRCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.61 · strong · n = 178
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Male Cancer Rate ASRCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.61 · strong · n = 178
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Alcoholism Rate tend to score lower on these

Teetotalers FemaleTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.64 · strong · n = 186
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TeetotalersTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.63 · strong · n = 186
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Teetotalers MaleTeetotalism by Country
r = −0.62 · strong · n = 186
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% Male UsersFacebook Users by Country
r = −0.61 · strong · n = 194
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6+ Member HouseholdNumber of Households by Country
r = −0.61 · strong · n = 174
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Natural Population IncreaseNatural Population Increase by Country
r = −0.61 · strong · n = 189
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Alcoholism Rate?: Mongolia has the highest Alcoholism Rate in 2023, at 5,496 per 100k, followed by Slovenia (4,211 per 100k) and El Salvador (4,128 per 100k).
Which country has the lowest Alcoholism Rate?: Afghanistan has the lowest Alcoholism Rate in 2023, at 257 per 100k.
What is the median Alcoholism Rate across countries?: The median is 1,491 per 100k across the 204 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this alcoholism by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Resources for Substance Use Disorders - World Health Organization; Alcohol use disorders (15+), 12 month prevalence (%) with 95% - WHO 2016; Understanding Alcohol Use Disorder - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Death rate from alcohol use disorders - Our World in Data.