Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 48.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 48.8% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Timor-Leste peaked at 48.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.9% | — |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 46.9% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.6% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 2 |
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More health data for Timor-Leste
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 27.89 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Neonatal mortality rate 21.61 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 34.63 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 47.62 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 496 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 22.97 million constant US$ (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.1098 per 1000 uninfected pop (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 192.36 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 48 index (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 68.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Timor-Leste?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Timor-Leste was 48.8% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Timor-Leste ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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