Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 1.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam is 1.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Viet Nam peaked at 6.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
Viet Nam ranks 149th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.6% | — |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 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)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0268 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Viet Nam?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Viet Nam was 1.1% 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Viet Nam rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Viet Nam ranks 149th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.