Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 14.4% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Bangladesh, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Bangladesh is 14.4%, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Bangladesh peaked at 32.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2030.
Bangladesh ranks 88th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.3% | — |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2030 | 14.4% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 26.2% | 32.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Bangladesh?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Bangladesh was 14.4% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2030.
- How does Bangladesh rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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