Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) was 9.0% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 9.0% for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 9.0% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2030 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) in Sao Tome and Principe was 9.0% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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