Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 3.4% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Ethiopia, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Ethiopia stood at 3.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Ethiopia peaked at 4.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2030.
That places Ethiopia 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2030, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6% | — |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 5 |
| 2030s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Ethiopia?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Ethiopia was 3.4% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2030.
- How does Ethiopia rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Ethiopia ranks 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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