Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bhutan
Bhutan: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 19.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bhutan, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in Bhutan is 19.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Bhutan peaked at 31.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2024.
Bhutan ranks 81st of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.8% | — |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -1.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 19.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 19.6% is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.1%, 81% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.9% | 31.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.7% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.6% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Bhutan?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bhutan was 19.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- How does Bhutan rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Bhutan ranks 81st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the 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.