Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 22.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded 22.2% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 52.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2024.
That places Central and Southern Asia 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5% | — |
| 2005 | 43.7% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.1% | 43.7% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 30.2% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.2% | 25.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
- 9 Solomon Islands 38.4% compare
- 10 Kiribati 37.7% compare
- 11 Montenegro 37.2% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% compare
- 13 Andorra 35.5% compare
- 14 Naoero 34.8% compare
- 15 Latvia 34.6% compare
More health data for Central and Southern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.24 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 781,347 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 162,932 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Central and Southern Asia?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Central and Southern Asia was 22.2% 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2024.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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