Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Congo
Congo: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 17.8% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Congo, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Congo is 17.8%, measured in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Congo peaked at 17.8% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2000.
Congo ranks 71st of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2005 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2030 | 17.8% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 15.9% | 5 |
| 2030s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 68 Netherlands 18.0% compare
- 69 Kazakhstan 17.9% compare
- 69 Algeria 17.9% compare
- 72 Philippines 17.5% compare
- 73 Uruguay 16.7% compare
- 73 Palau 16.7% compare
More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Congo?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Congo was 17.8% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Congo ranks 71st out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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