Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Libya
Libya: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 24.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 24.2% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Libya peaked at 34.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2024.
That places Libya 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Libya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 32.0% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.2% | 25.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Libya?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Libya was 24.2% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Libya ranks 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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