Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Laos
Laos: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 8.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Laos, 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 Laos stood at 8.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Laos peaked at 34.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2024.
Laos ranks 76th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Laos, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 8.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Laos's 8.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.3% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.9% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Laos?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Laos was 8.3% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Laos ranks 76th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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.