Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Libya, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.2% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Libya peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
That places Libya 164th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 4% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1%, 6% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 161 Egypt 0.4% compare
- 161 Nigeria 0.4% compare
- 161 Oman 0.4% compare
- 165 Azerbaijan 0.1% compare
- 166 North Korea 0.0%
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Libya?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Libya was 0.2% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Libya ranks 164th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.