Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Sri Lanka

Tobacco use prevalence in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 20.7%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.7 pp.

2024 20.7% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 91of 166
Period maximum 29.4%2000
Period minimum 20.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Sri Lanka, 2000–20242022.52527.5302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.4%2005: 27%2007: 26%2010: 24.8%2015: 23.1%2020: 21.7%2022: 21.3%2023: 20.9%2024: 20.7%
Change over the period: −8.7 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 20.7%
World 20.3%
South Asia 23.6%
Southern Asia computed 22.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.7 −0.2 pp
2023 20.9 −0.4 pp
2022 21.3
2020 21.7
2015 23.1
2010 24.8
2007 26
2005 27
2000 29.4

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.