Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in AFR
AFR: Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) was 8.4% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
8.4%
Rank
12th
of 13 groups
All-time high
17.9%
in 2000
All-time low
8.4%
in 2030
Years of data
11
2000–2030
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in AFR, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AFR recorded 8.4% for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in AFR peaked at 17.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2030.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in AFR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 9.3% | -2.1% |
| 2030 | 8.4% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 14.5% | 17.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 13.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 9 Montenegro 37.7% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 36.9% compare
- 11 Andorra 35.9% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.4% compare
- 13 Croatia 34.5% compare
- 14 Jordan 34.4% compare
- 15 France 33.4% compare
More social development data for AFR
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 59.33 million (2030)
- Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 69.04 million (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in AFR?
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in AFR was 8.4% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2030.
- How does AFR rank for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%)?
- AFR ranks 12th out of 13 groups with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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