Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Lesotho

Tobacco use prevalence in Lesotho in 2024 — 28%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2024 28% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 129of 166
Period maximum 28%2024
Period minimum 26.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Lesotho, 2000–20242626.52727.5282000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 26.4%2005: 26.4%2007: 26.5%2010: 26.6%2015: 27.1%2020: 27.6%2022: 27.7%2023: 27.9%2024: 28%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lesotho 28%
World 20.3%
Southern Africa computed 23.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 28 +0.1 pp
2023 27.9 +0.2 pp
2022 27.7
2020 27.6
2015 27.1
2010 26.6
2007 26.5
2005 26.4
2000 26.4

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.