Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Latvia

Tobacco use prevalence in Latvia in 2024 — 34.6%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.7 pp.

2024 34.6% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 152of 166
Period maximum 44.3%2000
Period minimum 34.6%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Latvia, 2000–202432.53537.54042.5452000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 44.3%2005: 42%2007: 41.3%2010: 40%2015: 37.8%2020: 35.9%2022: 35.3%2023: 34.9%2024: 34.6%
Change over the period: −9.7 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 34.6%
World 20.3%
Northern Europe computed 15.4%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.6 −0.3 pp
2023 34.9 −0.4 pp
2022 35.3
2020 35.9
2015 37.8
2010 40
2007 41.3
2005 42
2000 44.3

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.