Prevalence of current tobacco use in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 48.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Timor-Leste peaked at 48.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 2000.
Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.9% | — |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 48.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 48.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.6% | 47.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 48.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 in Timor-Leste?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Timor-Leste was 48.8% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Timor-Leste ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.