Botswana vs Thailand: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Botswana
- Thailand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.0% against 17.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 90th of 166 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 25.2% | 4.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.7% | 1.8% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.3% | 0.4% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Botswana or Thailand?
- Botswana, at 18.0% against 17.8% in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Botswana and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Thailand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Thailand rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Botswana ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 90th 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.