Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vietnam
Vietnam: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vietnam, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 1.1% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vietnam peaked at 6.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
That places Vietnam 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 22% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.5%, 13% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 Vietnam?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Vietnam was 1.1% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Vietnam rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Vietnam ranks 148th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.