Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nepal
Nepal: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 10.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 10.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nepal peaked at 52.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 60th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2005 | 40.0% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | -29.4% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 10.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 4.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 10.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.1%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 34.7% | 52.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 19.9% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nepal?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nepal was 10.6% 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Nepal ranks 60th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.