Tobacco use in Thailand
17.8% of adults in Thailand used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Thailand, 2024
17.8%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
90th of 166
Tobacco use in Thailand 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 | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.8% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 18.1% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 27.1%, the figure has changed by −9.3 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Thailand has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Thailand
All statistics for Thailand
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76.6 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
76.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
19.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
67.8 years
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UHC service coverage
82
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Alcohol consumption
6.89 litres
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