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Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized) by country

Countries reporting
167
Highest
50.9%
Lebanon
Lowest
2.0%
Ghana
Median
15.2%
Years covered
31
2000–2030
Data points
1,837

What the numbers show

Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 50.9% in Lebanon; the lowest is 2.0% in Ghana.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.2%, and the mean is 17.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 25.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 145 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine (up 23.7%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 50.9%).

Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lebanon 50.9% 2030 up 14.4% rising
1 Cook Islands 26.7% 2030 down 9.8% falling
2 East Timor 44.7% 2030 up 4.7% rising
3 North Macedonia 39.7% 2030 up 0.3% flat
3 Serbia 39.7% 2030 down 0.3% falling
5 Bulgaria 38.1% 2030 down 3.3% falling
6 Solomon Islands 37.8% 2030 down 2.8% falling
7 Montenegro 37.7% 2030 up 1.9% flat
8 Palestine 37.6% 2030 up 23.7% rising
9 Papua New Guinea 36.9% 2030 down 10.9% falling
10 Andorra 35.9% 2030 up 1.7% flat
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.4% 2030 down 7.3% falling
12 Croatia 34.5% 2030 unchanged flat
13 Jordan 34.4% 2030 up 2.4% rising
14 France 33.4% 2030 down 1.2% flat
15 Kiribati 32.8% 2030 down 21.2% falling
16 Tonga 32.1% 2030 down 0.3% flat
17 Cyprus 31.1% 2030 down 7.4% falling
17 Turkey 31.1% 2030 down 0.3% falling
19 Georgia 30.9% 2030 down 1.3% falling
20 Tuvalu 30.7% 2030 down 12.8% falling
21 Moldova 30.4% 2030 up 9.7% rising
22 Portugal 30.3% 2030 up 9.8% rising
23 Indonesia 30.0% 2030 down 1.3% falling
24 Nauru 29.5% 2030 down 19.2% falling
25 Hungary 29.4% 2030 down 8.1% falling
26 Slovakia 29.2% 2030 down 1.7% falling
27 Latvia 28.6% 2030 down 11.5% falling
28 Mongolia 27.5% 2030 down 3.2% falling
29 Lithuania 27.2% 2030 down 6.8% falling
30 Czechia 27.0% 2030 down 7.8% falling
30 Romania 27.0% 2030 down 10.0% falling
32 Egypt 26.9% 2030 up 12.6% rising
33 Greece 26.6% 2030 down 19.4% falling
34 Spain 26.2% 2030 down 8.1% falling
35 Vanuatu 24.8% 2030 down 1.2% falling
36 Armenia 24.5% 2030 down 10.3% falling
37 Lesotho 24.3% 2030 up 9.0% rising
38 South Africa 24.1% 2030 up 3.0% rising
39 Fiji 23.9% 2030 down 11.5% falling
40 Luxembourg 23.8% 2030 down 4.8% falling
40 Marshall Islands 23.8% 2030 up 3.5% rising
42 Chile 23.3% 2030 down 20.5% falling
43 Malta 23.2% 2030 down 9.7% falling
44 Myanmar 23.1% 2030 down 9.4% falling
44 Russia 23.1% 2030 down 12.5% falling
46 Tunisia 22.7% 2030 down 8.1% falling
47 Belarus 22.5% 2030 down 14.8% falling
48 Belgium 22.3% 2030 down 9.0% falling
49 China 21.9% 2030 down 6.4% falling
50 Switzerland 21.8% 2030 down 9.5% falling
50 Italy 21.8% 2030 down 5.2% falling
52 Argentina 21.6% 2030 down 12.9% falling
53 Estonia 21.0% 2030 down 20.5% falling
53 Libya 21.0% 2030 down 12.9% falling
55 Samoa 20.6% 2030 down 17.3% falling
56 Laos 20.4% 2030 down 21.8% falling
56 Maldives 20.4% 2030 down 15.7% falling
58 Slovenia 20.2% 2030 down 5.6% falling
58 Ukraine 20.2% 2030 down 19.2% falling
60 Austria 19.8% 2030 down 26.1% falling
60 Iraq 19.8% 2030 down 1.5% falling
62 Germany 19.5% 2030 down 17.7% falling
63 Israel 19.4% 2030 down 13.4% falling
64 Albania 19.2% 2030 down 17.2% falling
64 Kuwait 19.2% 2030 down 1.0% falling
64 Vietnam 19.2% 2030 down 11.5% falling
67 Poland 18.6% 2030 down 22.5% falling
68 Netherlands 18.0% 2030 down 19.6% falling
69 Algeria 17.9% 2030 up 4.7% rising
69 Kazakhstan 17.9% 2030 down 19.0% falling
71 Congo 17.8% 2030 up 23.6% rising
72 Philippines 17.5% 2030 down 20.1% falling
73 Palau 16.7% 2030 down 9.7% falling
73 Uruguay 16.7% 2030 down 21.6% falling
75 Kyrgyzstan 16.5% 2030 down 14.1% falling
76 Azerbaijan 16.4% 2030 down 18.8% falling
77 Thailand 16.1% 2030 down 15.3% falling
78 Mauritius 16.0% 2030 down 15.3% falling
79 South Korea 15.9% 2030 down 22.8% falling
80 Seychelles 15.6% 2030 down 16.1% falling
81 Ireland 15.4% 2030 down 24.1% falling
82 Madagascar 15.3% 2030 down 8.4% falling
83 Malaysia 15.2% 2030 down 15.1% falling
84 Japan 14.9% 2030 down 23.6% falling
85 Bahamas 14.8% 2030 up 14.7% rising
86 Mexico 14.7% 2030 down 11.4% falling
87 Bangladesh 14.4% 2030 down 21.7% falling
87 Bahrain 14.4% 2030 down 10.6% falling
87 Finland 14.4% 2030 down 20.9% falling
90 Brunei 13.7% 2030 down 8.7% falling
90 Nepal 13.7% 2030 down 27.1% falling
92 Saudi Arabia 13.6% 2030 up 2.3% rising
93 Botswana 13.5% 2030 down 13.5% falling
94 North Korea 13.3% 2030 down 23.6% falling
95 Singapore 13.1% 2030 down 8.4% falling
96 Saint Lucia 13.0% 2030 down 11.6% falling
97 Cuba 12.9% 2030 down 30.6% falling
97 Cambodia 12.9% 2030 down 24.1% falling
99 Denmark 12.6% 2030 down 30.8% falling
100 Sri Lanka 12.5% 2030 down 9.4% falling
101 Qatar 12.0% 2030 up 0.8% flat
102 United States 11.9% 2030 down 29.2% falling
103 Zambia 11.7% 2030 down 12.0% falling
104 Honduras 11.4% 2030 down 10.9% falling
105 Morocco 11.2% 2030 down 17.6% falling
106 Pakistan 11.1% 2030 down 20.7% falling
107 Gabon 10.8% 2030 down 2.7% falling
107 Guatemala 10.8% 2030 down 7.7% falling
109 Bolivia 10.7% 2030 down 22.5% falling
110 Jamaica 10.3% 2030 down 16.3% falling
111 Brazil 10.1% 2030 down 23.5% falling
112 Peru 10.0% 2030 down 30.6% falling
113 United Kingdom 9.8% 2030 down 35.9% falling
114 Australia 9.6% 2030 down 27.3% falling
114 Eswatini 9.6% 2030 up 3.2% flat
116 Ecuador 9.5% 2030 down 11.2% falling
116 Norway 9.5% 2030 down 40.6% volatile
118 Guyana 9.4% 2030 down 30.4% falling
119 Gambia 9.3% 2030 down 19.8% falling
120 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.1% 2030 down 11.7% falling
121 Uzbekistan 9.0% 2030 down 18.2% falling
122 Canada 8.9% 2030 down 31.5% falling
123 Zimbabwe 8.4% 2030 down 23.6% falling
124 Sierra Leone 8.3% 2030 down 39.4% falling
125 Oman 8.2% 2030 up 9.3% rising
126 Mauritania 8.0% 2030 down 17.5% falling
127 United Arab Emirates 7.8% 2030 down 21.2% falling
127 Sweden 7.8% 2030 down 37.1% falling
129 Belize 7.7% 2030 down 15.4% falling
130 India 7.6% 2030 down 27.6% falling
131 Haiti 7.4% 2030 down 11.9% falling
132 Burundi 7.3% 2030 down 18.0% falling
133 Afghanistan 7.0% 2030 down 28.6% falling
133 Colombia 7.0% 2030 down 20.5% falling
133 New Zealand 7.0% 2030 down 38.1% falling
133 El Salvador 7.0% 2030 down 22.2% falling
137 Guinea-Bissau 6.9% 2030 down 22.5% falling
138 Iceland 6.8% 2030 down 39.8% falling
138 Chad 6.8% 2030 down 13.9% falling
140 Iran 6.7% 2030 down 25.6% falling
141 Mozambique 6.6% 2030 down 34.0% volatile
142 Burkina Faso 6.5% 2030 down 28.6% falling
142 Bhutan 6.5% 2030 down 18.8% falling
142 Cape Verde 6.5% 2030 down 18.8% falling
142 Costa Rica 6.5% 2030 down 27.8% falling
146 Malawi 6.3% 2030 down 32.3% falling
147 Kenya 5.9% 2030 down 30.6% falling
147 Niger 5.9% 2030 down 4.8% falling
149 Cote d'Ivoire 5.7% 2030 down 32.1% falling
149 Sao Tome and Principe 5.7% 2030 up 1.8% flat
151 Rwanda 5.5% 2030 down 50.9% volatile
152 Comoros 5.3% 2030 down 34.6% falling
153 Mali 5.2% 2030 down 24.6% falling
154 Uganda 4.6% 2030 down 37.0% falling
155 Benin 4.4% 2030 down 20.0% falling
156 Paraguay 4.3% 2030 down 48.2% volatile
156 Senegal 4.3% 2030 down 30.6% falling
156 Togo 4.3% 2030 down 23.2% falling
156 Tanzania 4.3% 2030 down 44.9% volatile
160 Cameroon 4.1% 2030 down 32.8% falling
161 Turkmenistan 4.0% 2030 down 31.0% falling
162 Liberia 3.9% 2030 down 35.0% falling
163 Panama 3.5% 2030 down 35.2% falling
164 Ethiopia 3.4% 2030 down 8.1% falling
165 Nigeria 2.5% 2030 down 28.6% falling
166 Ghana 2.0% 2030 down 28.6% falling

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Indicator
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
167 places, 1,837 data points, 2000–2030
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