Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) was 5.0% in 2030. ▼ Falling
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Ethiopia, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Ethiopia is 5.0%, measured in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Ethiopia peaked at 6.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2030.
Ethiopia ranks 158th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2030s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Ethiopia?
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Ethiopia was 5.0% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2030.
- How does Ethiopia rank for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%)?
- Ethiopia ranks 158th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 use prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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