Lesotho vs Mongolia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Lesotho
6.6%
in 2024
Mongolia
7.3%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
81st
Mongolia rank
78th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 7.3% against 6.6% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 81st and Mongolia ranks 78th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Mongolia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.6% 8.3% 2.2% Lesotho
2010s 8.6% 7.8% 0.7% Lesotho
2020s 6.8% 7.4% 0.6% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Lesotho or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 7.3% against 6.6% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Lesotho and Mongolia?
0.7%, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mongolia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Mongolia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
Lesotho ranks 81st 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.