Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 44.7% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Timor-Leste, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 44.7% for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Timor-Leste peaked at 44.7% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.9% | — |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2030 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 39.9% | 40.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 41.1% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 42.7% | 43.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 44.7% | 44.7% | 44.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Timor-Leste?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Timor-Leste was 44.7% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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