Lithuania vs World: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Lithuania
- World
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 31.4% against 20.3% in World, a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 24th and World ranks 24th of 166 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 31.7% | 9.4% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 26.0% | 10.5% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 21.0% | 11.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Lithuania or World?
- Lithuania, at 31.4% against 20.3% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Lithuania and World?
- 11.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and World?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and World rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Lithuania ranks 24th and World ranks 24th 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.