Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — South Asia

Tobacco use prevalence in South Asia in 2024 — 23.6%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 32 pp.

2024 23.6% −0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 55.6%2000
Period minimum 23.6%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — South Asia, 2000–202420304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 55.6%2005: 46.9%2007: 43.4%2010: 39%2015: 32.3%2020: 27.1%2022: 25.3%2023: 24.5%2024: 23.6%
Change over the period: −32 pp Annual average: -1.33 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 23.6%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.6 −0.9 pp
2023 24.5 −0.9 pp
2022 25.3
2020 27.1
2015 32.3
2010 39
2007 43.4
2005 46.9
2000 55.6

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.