Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Dominica
Dominica: Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol was 31.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Dominica, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Dominica stood at 31.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Dominica peaked at 31.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2005.
That places Dominica 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 27.6% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 28.8% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Dominica?
- Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol in Dominica was 31.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population who haver never drunk alcohol recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of population who haver never drunk alcohol recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for share of population who haver never drunk alcohol?
- Dominica ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of population who haver never drunk alcohol rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lifetime abstinence is defined as the proportion of adults (15+ years) in a given population who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime.