Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Nepal
Nepal: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 28.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Nepal is 28.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Nepal peaked at 62.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2024.
That places Nepal 37th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.9% | — |
| 2005 | 53.3% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1% | 53.3% | 62.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.7% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 28.7% | 32.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 34 Belarus 29.2% compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 28.8% compare
- 35 Republic of Moldova 28.8% compare
- 38 Portugal 28.6% compare
- 39 Cook Islands 28.4% compare
- 39 Czechia 28.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Nepal?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Nepal was 28.7% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Nepal ranks 37th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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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