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Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) by country

Countries reporting
167
Highest
50.9%
Lebanon
Lowest
1.8%
Ghana
Median
15.2%
Years covered
31
2000–2030
Data points
1,837

What the numbers show

Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 50.9% in Lebanon; the lowest is 1.8% in Ghana.

The median across all reporting countries is 15.2%, and the mean is 16.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 28.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 147 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 24.1%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 47.9%).

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 23.0% 2030 down 19.6% falling
2 Timor-Leste 43.7% 2030 up 5.6% rising
3 North Macedonia 40.2% 2030 up 0.8% flat
4 Solomon Islands 38.6% 2030 down 3.0% falling
5 Papua New Guinea 37.5% 2030 down 11.3% falling
6 Montenegro 37.4% 2030 up 1.4% flat
7 Palestine, State of 36.5% 2030 up 24.1% rising
8 Serbia 35.8% 2030 down 2.7% falling
9 Jordan 34.7% 2030 up 1.2% flat
10 Bulgaria 33.6% 2030 down 6.4% falling
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.4% 2030 down 8.5% falling
12 Andorra 31.9% 2030 down 3.3% falling
13 Kiribati 31.6% 2030 down 20.4% falling
14 Tuvalu 30.7% 2030 down 13.0% falling
15 Türkiye 30.2% 2030 down 3.8% falling
16 Tonga 30.1% 2030 down 2.6% falling
17 Indonesia 30.0% 2030 down 2.0% falling
18 Croatia 29.9% 2030 down 2.9% falling
19 Cyprus 29.7% 2030 down 10.0% falling
20 Naoero 29.6% 2030 down 20.2% falling
21 Georgia 27.9% 2030 down 1.1% falling
22 France 27.7% 2030 down 3.8% falling
23 Mongolia 26.9% 2030 down 5.3% flat
24 Egypt 26.6% 2030 up 12.2% rising
25 Republic of Moldova 26.5% 2030 up 6.4% rising
26 Slovakia 26.4% 2030 down 5.4% falling
27 Hungary 26.3% 2030 down 10.5% falling
28 Maldives 25.3% 2030 down 17.9% falling
29 Latvia 25.1% 2030 down 12.8% falling
29 Vanuatu 25.1% 2030 down 2.0% falling
31 Czechia 24.6% 2030 down 9.6% falling
32 Kuwait 24.1% 2030 up 3.9% falling
32 Marshall Islands 24.1% 2030 unchanged flat
34 Romania 24.0% 2030 down 12.4% falling
35 Portugal 23.9% 2030 up 3.9% rising
36 Greece 23.7% 2030 down 22.0% falling
36 South Africa 23.7% 2030 up 4.4% rising
38 Fiji 23.6% 2030 down 11.3% falling
39 Lithuania 23.4% 2030 down 7.9% falling
40 China 23.3% 2030 down 6.4% falling
41 Myanmar 23.1% 2030 down 8.3% falling
42 Lesotho 22.7% 2030 up 11.3% rising
43 Armenia 22.5% 2030 down 11.1% falling
44 Chile 22.2% 2030 down 22.6% falling
44 Luxembourg 22.2% 2030 down 7.1% falling
46 Spain 22.0% 2030 down 13.7% falling
46 Tunisia 22.0% 2030 down 9.8% falling
48 Libya 21.3% 2030 down 13.8% falling
49 Malta 21.1% 2030 down 13.2% falling
50 Argentina 20.9% 2030 down 13.3% falling
51 Russian Federation 20.7% 2030 down 16.2% falling
52 Belgium 20.3% 2030 down 11.4% falling
52 Belarus 20.3% 2030 down 17.8% falling
54 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.9% 2030 down 19.8% falling
55 Samoa 19.8% 2030 down 19.2% falling
56 Albania 19.4% 2030 down 16.0% falling
57 Iraq 19.3% 2030 down 0.5% falling
58 Switzerland 19.2% 2030 down 13.5% falling
58 Italy 19.2% 2030 down 9.0% falling
60 Viet Nam 19.0% 2030 down 12.4% falling
61 Israel 18.7% 2030 down 13.8% falling
62 Estonia 18.5% 2030 down 22.3% falling
63 Algeria 18.0% 2030 up 1.7% flat
64 Slovenia 17.9% 2030 down 9.6% falling
65 Poland 17.8% 2030 down 25.2% falling
65 Ukraine 17.8% 2030 down 21.2% falling
67 Kazakhstan 17.3% 2030 down 20.6% falling
67 Philippines 17.3% 2030 down 19.9% falling
69 Congo 17.2% 2030 up 22.0% rising
70 Bahrain 17.1% 2030 down 12.8% falling
71 Austria 17.0% 2030 down 29.2% falling
72 Seychelles 16.9% 2030 down 15.5% falling
73 Netherlands 16.8% 2030 down 20.4% falling
73 Qatar 16.8% 2030 down 4.0% falling
75 Germany 16.6% 2030 down 21.3% falling
75 Saudi Arabia 16.6% 2030 unchanged rising
77 Palau 16.5% 2030 down 12.2% falling
78 Azerbaijan 16.1% 2030 down 17.9% falling
79 Malaysia 16.0% 2030 down 16.2% falling
80 Kyrgyzstan 15.9% 2030 down 14.5% falling
81 Thailand 15.8% 2030 down 16.8% falling
82 Uruguay 15.7% 2030 down 22.3% falling
83 Mauritius 15.2% 2030 down 18.7% falling
84 Madagascar 15.1% 2030 down 8.5% falling
85 Republic of Korea 14.7% 2030 down 25.8% falling
86 Brunei Darussalam 14.6% 2030 down 11.5% falling
87 Ireland 14.4% 2030 down 25.8% falling
88 Mexico 14.3% 2030 down 12.3% falling
89 Bahamas 14.0% 2030 up 12.9% rising
89 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 14.0% 2030 down 20.9% falling
91 Cuba 13.9% 2030 down 29.4% falling
92 Bangladesh 13.8% 2030 down 20.7% falling
93 Botswana 13.3% 2030 down 11.3% falling
94 Singapore 13.0% 2030 down 9.7% falling
95 Japan 12.8% 2030 down 26.0% falling
95 Saint Lucia 12.8% 2030 down 11.7% falling
97 Nepal 12.5% 2030 down 25.1% falling
98 Denmark 12.4% 2030 down 31.5% falling
99 Finland 12.3% 2030 down 23.1% falling
99 Sri Lanka 12.3% 2030 down 8.9% falling
101 Cambodia 12.2% 2030 down 20.3% falling
102 Honduras 11.4% 2030 down 10.2% falling
103 United States of America 11.3% 2030 down 30.7% falling
104 Morocco 11.2% 2030 down 18.8% falling
104 Oman 11.2% 2030 up 9.8% rising
106 Gabon 10.9% 2030 down 3.5% falling
107 Guatemala 10.8% 2030 down 8.5% falling
108 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.6% 2030 down 22.6% falling
109 Jamaica 10.3% 2030 down 14.9% falling
110 Brazil 10.2% 2030 down 23.3% falling
110 Pakistan 10.2% 2030 down 20.3% falling
112 Zambia 10.0% 2030 down 9.1% falling
113 Peru 9.8% 2030 down 31.5% falling
114 United Arab Emirates 9.5% 2030 down 23.4% falling
115 Ecuador 9.4% 2030 down 10.5% falling
116 Norway 9.2% 2030 down 41.8% volatile
117 Uzbekistan 9.1% 2030 down 15.7% falling
118 Australia 9.0% 2030 down 28.6% falling
118 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.0% 2030 down 37.1% falling
120 Guyana 8.8% 2030 down 29.6% falling
120 Eswatini 8.8% 2030 up 4.8% rising
122 Gambia 8.5% 2030 down 17.5% falling
123 Canada 8.3% 2030 down 33.1% falling
123 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.3% 2030 down 11.7% falling
123 Mauritania 8.3% 2030 down 15.3% falling
126 India 7.9% 2030 down 23.3% falling
127 Belize 7.7% 2030 down 15.4% falling
128 Sierra Leone 7.5% 2030 down 38.0% falling
128 Sweden 7.5% 2030 down 38.0% falling
130 Afghanistan 7.2% 2030 down 28.0% falling
130 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.2% 2030 down 23.4% falling
132 Colombia 7.1% 2030 down 18.4% falling
133 Zimbabwe 7.0% 2030 down 22.2% falling
134 Haiti 6.9% 2030 down 9.2% falling
135 Bhutan 6.8% 2030 down 21.8% falling
136 El Salvador 6.7% 2030 down 20.2% falling
137 Iceland 6.6% 2030 down 40.5% falling
138 Burundi 6.5% 2030 down 17.7% falling
138 Cape Verde 6.5% 2030 down 17.7% falling
138 Costa Rica 6.5% 2030 down 27.0% falling
141 Guinea-Bissau 6.4% 2030 down 21.0% falling
141 New Zealand 6.4% 2030 down 39.6% falling
141 Chad 6.4% 2030 down 12.3% falling
144 Burkina Faso 6.2% 2030 down 27.1% falling
145 Niger 6.0% 2030 down 4.8% falling
146 Côte d'Ivoire 5.5% 2030 down 33.7% falling
146 Mozambique 5.5% 2030 down 32.9% falling
148 Kenya 5.2% 2030 down 29.7% falling
148 Sao Tome and Principe 5.2% 2030 unchanged flat
150 Comoros 5.1% 2030 down 33.8% falling
150 Mali 5.1% 2030 down 25.0% falling
152 Malawi 4.9% 2030 down 31.0% falling
153 Paraguay 4.3% 2030 down 47.6% volatile
154 Senegal 4.2% 2030 down 28.8% falling
155 Benin 4.0% 2030 down 18.4% falling
156 Togo 3.9% 2030 down 22.0% falling
156 Turkmenistan 3.9% 2030 down 29.1% falling
158 Rwanda 3.8% 2030 down 47.9% volatile
159 Cameroon 3.6% 2030 down 32.1% falling
159 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.6% 2030 down 42.9% volatile
161 Panama 3.5% 2030 down 34.0% falling
161 Uganda 3.5% 2030 down 32.7% falling
163 Liberia 3.3% 2030 down 36.5% falling
164 Ethiopia 3.0% 2030 down 6.2% falling
165 Nigeria 2.4% 2030 down 27.3% falling
166 Ghana 1.8% 2030 down 28.0% falling

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Indicator
Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%)
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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