Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Dominica
Dominica: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 21.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 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 people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Dominica stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Dominica peaked at 21.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2005.
That places Dominica 118th 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 people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.1% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
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- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Dominica?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Dominica was 21.9% 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 people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2005.
- How does Dominica rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Dominica ranks 118th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men vs women (15 years and older) who have not consumed any alcohol during their lifetime. This data is age-standardized.