Alcohol consumption in Malawi
Recorded alcohol consumption in Malawi was 0.53 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Malawi, 2024
0.53
Change from 2023
−0.2%
Position in 2024
154th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Malawi over time
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Malawi
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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 | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.53 litres |
| 2023 | 0.53 litres |
| 2022 | 0.55 litres |
| 2021 | 0.53 litres |
| 2020 | 0.51 litres |
| 2019 | 0.37 litres |
| 2018 | 0.54 litres |
| 2017 | 0.51 litres |
| 2016 | 0.50 litres |
| 2015 | 0.57 litres |
| 2014 | 0.61 litres |
| 2013 | 0.62 litres |
| 2012 | 0.63 litres |
| 2011 | 0.62 litres |
| 2010 | 0.61 litres |
| 2009 | 0.54 litres |
| 2008 | 0.55 litres |
| 2007 | 0.61 litres |
| 2006 | 0.60 litres |
| 2005 | 0.46 litres |
| 2004 | 0.48 litres |
| 2003 | 0.48 litres |
| 2002 | 0.46 litres |
| 2001 | 0.49 litres |
| 2000 | 0.51 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2% from 0.53 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.61 litres, the figure has changed by −12.9%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Malawi has the 154th highest value.
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