Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 4.1% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Cameroon, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Cameroon stood at 4.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Cameroon peaked at 14.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2030.
Cameroon ranks 160th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -20.1% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2030 | 4.1% | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 14.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 2030s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Cameroon?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Cameroon was 4.1% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2030.
- How does Cameroon rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 160th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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