Lesotho vs Low income: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Lesotho
- Low income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 28.0% against 10.9% in Low income, a difference of 17.1%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.6 times Low income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 38th and Low income ranks 40th of 166 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 20.2% | 6.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 15.2% | 11.7% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 11.4% | 16.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Lesotho or Low income?
- Lesotho, at 28.0% against 10.9% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Lesotho and Low income?
- 17.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Low income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Low income rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Lesotho ranks 38th and Low income ranks 40th 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.