Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women was 15.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Seychelles, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 15.9% for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Seychelles peaked at 24.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2017.
That places Seychelles 136th 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 of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 21.2% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 19.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.2% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
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More gender data for Seychelles
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 866 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 896 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 865 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 895 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 870 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 900 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 891 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 936 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 889 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 938 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Seychelles?
- Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women in Seychelles was 15.9% 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women?
- Seychelles ranks 136th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.