Alcohol consumption in Iceland
Recorded alcohol consumption in Iceland was 7.44 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Iceland, 2024
7.44
Change from 2023
−1.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
8.30 litres
Position in 2024
45th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Iceland over time
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.44 litres |
| 2023 | 7.52 litres |
| 2022 | 7.79 litres |
| 2021 | 8.16 litres |
| 2020 | 7.41 litres |
| 2019 | 7.43 litres |
| 2018 | 7.72 litres |
| 2017 | 7.75 litres |
| 2016 | 7.50 litres |
| 2015 | 7.66 litres |
| 2014 | 7.01 litres |
| 2013 | 6.80 litres |
| 2012 | 6.82 litres |
| 2011 | 6.84 litres |
| 2010 | 6.79 litres |
| 2009 | 7.26 litres |
| 2008 | 7.24 litres |
| 2007 | 7.53 litres |
| 2006 | 7.22 litres |
| 2005 | 7.02 litres |
| 2004 | 6.72 litres |
| 2003 | 6.52 litres |
| 2002 | 6.53 litres |
| 2001 | 6.33 litres |
| 2000 | 6.14 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1% from 7.52 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.01 litres, the figure has changed by +6.2%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 45th highest value.
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Infant mortality rate
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Hospital beds
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Practising physicians
466d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
72.0%
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Health spending share of GDP
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