Mongolia vs OECD members: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Mongolia
- OECD members
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 29.5% against 19.4% in OECD members, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was OECD members ahead.
Mongolia ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 28th of 166 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 30.8% | 1.5% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 25.0% | 5.9% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 20.1% | 9.7% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Mongolia or OECD members?
- Mongolia, at 29.5% against 19.4% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Mongolia and OECD members?
- 10.1%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and OECD members?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and OECD members rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Mongolia ranks 31st and OECD members ranks 28th 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.