Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Asia
South Asia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 10.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Asia, 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 South Asia is 10.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Asia peaked at 41.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
That places South Asia 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.2% | — |
| 2005 | 31.3% | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -25.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 27.8% | 41.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.2% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More health data for South Asia
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Asia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in South Asia was 10.1% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- South Asia ranks 14th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia 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.