Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 20.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 20.7% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 20.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 20.7% is below the median for South Asia, which is 24.1%, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 26.0% | 29.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 23.1% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Sri Lanka?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sri Lanka was 20.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.