Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 51.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mongolia stood at 51.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mongolia peaked at 57.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 10th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.3% | — |
| 2005 | 56.1% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.6% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 52.6% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | -0.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 51.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 51.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 55.5% | 57.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 53.4% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 51.7% | 52.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 7 Jordan 55.1% compare
- 8 Lebanon 54.1% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 53.5% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 51.3% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 50.7% compare
- 13 Armenia 50.5% compare
More health data for Mongolia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6056 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 847.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 63 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.44 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.5 % 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, males in Mongolia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Mongolia was 51.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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, males (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the male 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.