Indonesia vs Low & middle income: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Indonesia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 31.0% against 20.3% in Low & middle income, a difference of 10.7%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 166 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.5% | 2.4% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 25.9% | 6.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 21.0% | 10.1% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Indonesia or Low & middle income?
- Indonesia, at 31.0% against 20.3% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Indonesia and Low & middle income?
- 10.7%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Low & middle income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Low & middle income rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Indonesia ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd 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.