Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 8.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 8.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 34.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2024.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 77th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2005 | 25.1% | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | -25.7% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 22.3% | 34.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.9% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 8.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 77th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.