Bangladesh vs Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Bangladesh
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 32.0% against 19.6% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 166 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.3% | 32.4% | 19.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 26.0% | 15.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 20.5% | 12.8% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Bangladesh or Post-demographic dividend?
- Bangladesh, at 32.0% against 19.6% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Bangladesh and Post-demographic dividend?
- 12.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Post-demographic dividend?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th 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 (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the 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.