Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Mongolia stood at 7.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Mongolia peaked at 8.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 79th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.3% compare
- 78 Mexico 7.6% compare
- 80 Republic of Moldova 6.9% compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 6.8% compare
- 82 Botswana 6.6% compare
- 82 Lesotho 6.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Mongolia?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Mongolia was 7.3% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Mongolia ranks 79th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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About this data
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.