Prevalence of current tobacco use in Mongolia
Mongolia: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 29.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 29.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Mongolia peaked at 32.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 31st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 31.8% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.0% | 30.6% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.5% | 30.1% | 4 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0436 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0302 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Mongolia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Mongolia was 29.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Mongolia ranks 31st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 (% 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.