Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Bhutan
Bhutan: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 19.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Bhutan stood at 19.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Bhutan peaked at 31.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 88th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.8% | — |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 28.1% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.7% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.6% | 20.9% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Bhutan?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Bhutan was 19.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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