Tobacco use in Laos
25.4% of adults in Laos used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Laos, 2024
25.4%
Change from 2023
−0.7percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
47th of 166
Tobacco use in Laos over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Laos | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.4% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 26.1% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 52.8%, the figure has changed by −27.4 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 47th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Laos
All statistics for Laos
Life expectancy at birth
69.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
69.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
61.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
64
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.99 litres
2024 · WHO