Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 23.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia stood at 23.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 29.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2024.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 27.7% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 25.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.4% | 24.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 4 Myanmar 43.4% compare
- 5 Serbia 39.7% compare
- 6 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 8 Bulgaria 38.7% compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 38.4% compare
- 10 Kiribati 37.7% compare
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 270,095 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 134,026 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 54,474 (2024)
- Infant deaths 215,621 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 23.4% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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