Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Libya
Libya: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 15.5% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Libya, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Libya recorded 15.5% for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Libya peaked at 27.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2030.
Libya ranks 65th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.5% | — |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2030 | 15.5% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 23.7% | 27.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 20.3% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 16.9% | 18.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Libya?
- Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Libya was 15.5% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2030.
- How does Libya rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
- Libya ranks 65th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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