Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Oman
Oman: Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) was 8.9% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Oman, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Oman recorded 8.9% for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Oman peaked at 8.9% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Oman ranks 131st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2030 | 8.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2030s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 128 Guyana 9.4% compare
- 129 Burkina Faso 9.3% compare
- 130 Sao Tome and Principe 9.0% compare
- 131 Cape Verde 8.9% compare
- 131 Canada 8.9% compare
- 134 Sierra Leone 8.3% compare
- 134 Burundi 8.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Oman?
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Oman was 8.9% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%)?
- Oman ranks 131st out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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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