Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) was 36.9% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Papua New Guinea is 36.9%, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 53.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2030.
That places Papua New Guinea 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 39.0% | -0.8% |
| 2030 | 36.9% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 49.0% | 53.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.1% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.0% | 41.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 6 Solomon Islands 37.8% compare
- 7 Montenegro 37.7% compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 37.6% compare
- 10 Andorra 35.9% compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.4% compare
- 12 Croatia 34.5% compare
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Papua New Guinea?
- Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) in Papua New Guinea was 36.9% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2030.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 9th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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