Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Nepal

Tobacco use prevalence in Nepal in 2024 — 28.7%. Ranked 132 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 34.2 pp.

2024 28.7% −0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 132of 166
Period maximum 62.9%2000
Period minimum 28.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Nepal, 2000–20242030405060702000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 62.9%2005: 53.3%2007: 49.5%2010: 44.6%2015: 37.7%2020: 32.4%2022: 30.4%2023: 29.5%2024: 28.7%
Change over the period: −34.2 pp Annual average: -1.43 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nepal 28.7%
World 20.3%
South Asia 23.6%
Southern Asia computed 22.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 28.7 −0.8 pp
2023 29.5 −0.9 pp
2022 30.4
2020 32.4
2015 37.7
2010 44.6
2007 49.5
2005 53.3
2000 62.9

Southern Asia, 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.