Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lesotho
Lesotho: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 23.0% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lesotho, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lesotho stood at 23.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lesotho peaked at 23.0% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2030 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 19.9% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lesotho?
- Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lesotho was 23.0% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
- Lesotho ranks 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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