Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) was 26.9% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Egypt, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Egypt is 26.9%, measured in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Egypt peaked at 26.9% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 36th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2030 | 26.9% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 19.7% | 20.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.9% | 25.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Egypt?
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Egypt was 26.9% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%)?
- Egypt ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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