Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 14.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bangladesh is 14.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bangladesh peaked at 48.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2024.
Bangladesh ranks 48th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.2% | — |
| 2005 | 38.2% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | -6.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 14.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 5.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 14.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.1%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 34.4% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 22.6% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bangladesh?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bangladesh was 14.0% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Bangladesh ranks 48th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.