Prevalence of current tobacco use in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 21.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam stood at 21.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Viet Nam peaked at 31.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2024.
That places Viet Nam 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.9% | — |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 21.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 21.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 91% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 27.8% | 31.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More health data for Viet Nam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,306 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,132 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 Viet Nam?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Viet Nam was 21.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Viet Nam ranks 73rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.