Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 24.8% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Vanuatu, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 24.8% for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Vanuatu peaked at 27.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2023.
That places Vanuatu 35th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 24.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 26.4% | 27.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.3% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.8% | 25.1% | 5 |
| 2030s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Vanuatu?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Vanuatu was 24.8% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Vanuatu ranks 35th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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