Support to help quit smoking in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Support to help quit smoking was 4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Support to help quit smoking in Sri Lanka, 2007–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for support to help quit smoking in Sri Lanka is 4, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, support to help quit smoking in Sri Lanka peaked at 4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2007.
Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2745 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.0088 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1264 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.372 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 292.34 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7892 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 2,057 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is support to help quit smoking in Sri Lanka?
- Support to help quit smoking in Sri Lanka was 4 in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest support to help quit smoking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest support to help quit smoking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for support to help quit smoking?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is support to help quit smoking rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Support to help quit smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
National support for quitting smoking or tobacco use has different levels: - Countries in dark blue offer a national quitline and cover costs for nicotine replacement therapy or other cessation services. - Countries in light blue cover the costs of some services, but not all. - Countries in orange offer some services, but do not cover any costs.