Prevalence of current tobacco use in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 17.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Least developed countries, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use in Least developed countries stood at 17.8%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Least developed countries peaked at 37.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2024.
That places Least developed countries 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.8% | — |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.0% | 37.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 23.2% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.03 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Least developed countries?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Least developed countries was 17.8% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Least developed countries ranks 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.