Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Vietnam
Vietnam: Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking was 41.1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
41.1
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
36th
of 167 countries
All-time high
57.2
in 2000
All-time low
41.1
in 2024
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Vietnam stood at 41.1. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Vietnam peaked at 57.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.1, in 2024.
Vietnam ranks 36th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.2 | — |
| 2005 | 53.5 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 51.6 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 49.7 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 46.2 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 43.2 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 42.1 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 41.6 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 41.1 | -1.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 41.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 41.1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1 | 51.6 | 57.2 | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.95 | 46.2 | 49.7 | 2 |
| 2020s | 42 | 41.1 | 43.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Vietnam?
- Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Vietnam was 41.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1 in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for comparing the share of men and women who are smoking?
- Vietnam ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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