Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bhutan
Bhutan: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bhutan stood at 11.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bhutan peaked at 29.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 57th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.8% | — |
| 2005 | 24.0% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 11.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 11.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.1%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 22.0% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.8% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bhutan?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Bhutan was 11.0% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Bhutan ranks 57th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.