Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 21.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste stood at 21.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Timor-Leste peaked at 21.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 26th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 19.0% | 19.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.7% | 21.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Timor-Leste?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Timor-Leste was 21.4% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Timor-Leste ranks 26th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.