IDA only vs Mongolia: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- IDA only
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 29.5% against 17.3% in IDA only, a difference of 12.2%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.7 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA only ahead.
IDA only ranks 32nd and Mongolia ranks 31st of 46 groups.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 32.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 31.0% | 6.6% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 29.8% | 11.6% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, IDA only or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 29.5% against 17.3% in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between IDA only and Mongolia?
- 12.2%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Mongolia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IDA only and Mongolia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- IDA only ranks 32nd and Mongolia ranks 31st of 46 groups.
- 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.