Laos vs Mongolia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Laos
8.3%
in 2024
Mongolia
7.3%
in 2024
Laos rank
76th
Mongolia rank
78th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Laos
  • Mongolia
102030200020122024

How they compare

Laos currently reports 8.3% against 7.3% in Mongolia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.

Laos ranks 76th and Mongolia ranks 78th of 166 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Mongolia Difference Ahead
2000s 27.2% 8.3% 18.8% Laos
2010s 16.3% 7.8% 8.5% Laos
2020s 9.2% 7.4% 1.8% Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Laos or Mongolia?
Laos, at 8.3% against 7.3% in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Laos and Mongolia?
1.0%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mongolia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Laos and Mongolia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
Laos ranks 76th and Mongolia ranks 78th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.