Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Southern Asia

Tobacco use prevalence in Southern Asia in 2024 — 22.4%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 29.8 pp.

2024 22.4% −0.8 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 52.2%2000
Period minimum 22.4%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Southern Asia, 2000–202420304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 52.2%2005: 44%2007: 40.8%2010: 36.6%2015: 30.5%2020: 25.6%2022: 24%2023: 23.2%2024: 22.4%
Change over the period: −29.8 pp Annual average: -1.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Asia 22.4%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.4 −0.8 pp
2023 23.2 −0.8 pp
2022 24
2020 25.6
2015 30.5
2010 36.6
2007 40.8
2005 44
2000 52.2

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.