Prevalence of harmful use of alcohol

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Headline data

3.5.2.1 Prevalence of harmful use of alcohol
Year Value
2010
2011
2012 68.5
2013 61.9
2014
2015
2016
2017 61.0
2018
2019
2020
2021 63.2
2022

Source: National Agency for Public Health

Geographical Area: Republic of Moldova

Unit of Measurement: Percent, %

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 3.5.2.1: Prevalence of harmful use of alcohol
Definition and concepts

Proportion of persons who frequently use alcoholic beverages (6 times and more over the last 30 days)
Unit of measure

Percent, %
Periodicity

once every 5 years
Data last updated Jul 11, 2023
Metadata last updated May 10, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 3.5.2.1: NA
Target

Target 3.5: Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-03-05-02.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 214 KB)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Source 1

Data sources
  1. For 2012 the data taken from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey MICS 2012 (https://www.unicef.org/moldova/media/876/file/Multiple-Indicator-Cluster-Survey-2012-English.pdf ) 2.For 2013 the data are taken from the WHO survey, STEPS Moldova 3. For 2017 the data are taken from KAP survey 2017 (https://msmps.gov.md/sites/default/files/kap_study_2017_alcohol_consumption_en.pdf) 4.For 2021 the data are taken from the WHO survey, [STEPS Moldova] (https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2022-6785-46551-67555)
Data producers

National Agency for Public Health
Data providers

National Agency for Public Health
Institutional mandate

1.World Health Organization

2.Ministry of Health

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