Alcohol consumption in Malaysia
Recorded alcohol consumption in Malaysia was 0.66 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Malaysia, 2024
0.66
Change from 2023
+6.6%
Position in 2024
147th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Malaysia over time
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Malaysia
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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 | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.66 litres |
| 2023 | 0.62 litres |
| 2022 | 0.67 litres |
| 2021 | 0.58 litres |
| 2020 | 0.61 litres |
| 2019 | 0.68 litres |
| 2018 | 0.65 litres |
| 2017 | 0.69 litres |
| 2016 | 0.67 litres |
| 2015 | 0.62 litres |
| 2014 | 0.55 litres |
| 2013 | 0.56 litres |
| 2012 | 0.56 litres |
| 2011 | 0.54 litres |
| 2010 | 0.51 litres |
| 2009 | 0.49 litres |
| 2008 | 0.49 litres |
| 2007 | 0.46 litres |
| 2006 | 0.45 litres |
| 2005 | 0.48 litres |
| 2004 | 0.51 litres |
| 2003 | 0.51 litres |
| 2002 | 0.52 litres |
| 2001 | 0.53 litres |
| 2000 | 0.56 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.6% from 0.62 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.55 litres, the figure has changed by +19.8%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Malaysia has the 147th highest value.
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Adult obesity
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Hypertension
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