Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in East Timor
East Timor: 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 East Timor, 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 East Timor is 48.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in East Timor peaked at 48.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2000.
East Timor ranks 1st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 48.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 3.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 48.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.0%, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in East Timor?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- 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 East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- East Timor ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor 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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