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Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) by country

Countries reporting
166
Highest
50.9%
Lebanon
Lowest
2.4%
Nigeria
Median
17.1%
Years covered
31
2000–2030
Data points
1,848

What the numbers show

Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 50.9% in Lebanon; the lowest is 2.4% in Nigeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 17.1%, and the mean is 17.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 146 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 20.5%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 47.7%).

Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lebanon 50.9% 2030 up 14.4% rising
2 East Timor 48.5% 2030 up 3.4% flat
3 North Macedonia 40.2% 2030 up 0.8% flat
4 Myanmar 40.0% 2030 down 11.7% falling
5 Solomon Islands 38.6% 2030 down 3.0% falling
6 Papua New Guinea 37.5% 2030 down 11.3% falling
7 Montenegro 37.4% 2030 up 1.4% flat
8 Palestine 37.3% 2030 up 12.7% rising
9 Serbia 35.8% 2030 down 2.7% falling
10 Jordan 34.7% 2030 up 1.2% flat
11 Bulgaria 33.6% 2030 down 6.4% falling
12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 33.4% 2030 down 8.5% falling
13 Andorra 31.9% 2030 down 3.3% falling
14 Kiribati 31.6% 2030 down 20.4% falling
15 Marshall Islands 31.0% 2030 up 0.3% flat
16 Indonesia 30.7% 2030 down 2.8% falling
16 Tuvalu 30.7% 2030 down 13.0% falling
18 Nauru 30.2% 2030 down 23.2% falling
18 Turkey 30.2% 2030 down 3.8% falling
20 Tonga 30.1% 2030 down 2.6% falling
21 Croatia 29.9% 2030 down 2.9% falling
22 Cyprus 29.7% 2030 down 10.0% falling
23 Georgia 29.5% 2030 down 1.7% falling
24 Latvia 28.6% 2030 down 11.2% falling
25 Mongolia 28.2% 2030 down 6.3% falling
26 France 27.7% 2030 down 3.8% falling
27 Bangladesh 27.4% 2030 down 15.2% falling
28 Maldives 27.3% 2030 down 17.5% falling
29 Lesotho 26.9% 2030 up 6.3% rising
30 Egypt 26.6% 2030 up 12.2% rising
31 Moldova 26.5% 2030 up 6.4% rising
32 Slovakia 26.4% 2030 down 5.4% falling
33 Hungary 26.3% 2030 down 10.5% falling
34 Lithuania 25.8% 2030 down 12.5% falling
35 Vanuatu 25.1% 2030 down 2.0% falling
36 Romania 24.9% 2030 down 12.0% falling
37 Czechia 24.6% 2030 down 9.6% falling
38 Belarus 24.3% 2030 down 16.8% falling
39 Kuwait 24.1% 2030 up 3.9% falling
40 Algeria 23.9% 2030 up 6.7% rising
40 Portugal 23.9% 2030 up 3.9% rising
42 Greece 23.7% 2030 down 22.0% falling
42 South Africa 23.7% 2030 up 4.4% rising
44 Fiji 23.6% 2030 down 11.3% falling
45 China 23.3% 2030 down 6.4% falling
46 Cook Islands 23.0% 2030 down 19.6% falling
47 Libya 22.7% 2030 down 13.7% falling
48 Armenia 22.6% 2030 down 11.0% falling
49 Nepal 22.3% 2030 down 22.3% falling
49 Tunisia 22.3% 2030 down 12.2% falling
51 Chile 22.2% 2030 down 22.6% falling
51 Luxembourg 22.2% 2030 down 7.1% falling
53 Russia 22.1% 2030 down 17.8% falling
54 Spain 22.0% 2030 down 13.7% falling
55 Madagascar 21.9% 2030 down 18.9% falling
56 Palau 21.4% 2030 down 11.6% falling
57 Laos 21.1% 2030 down 21.6% falling
57 Malta 21.1% 2030 down 13.2% falling
59 Argentina 20.9% 2030 down 13.3% falling
60 Belgium 20.3% 2030 down 11.4% falling
61 Estonia 20.1% 2030 down 23.3% falling
62 Samoa 19.8% 2030 down 19.2% falling
63 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% 2030 down 14.8% falling
64 Iraq 19.5% 2030 unchanged falling
65 Afghanistan 19.4% 2030 down 16.0% falling
65 Albania 19.4% 2030 down 16.0% falling
67 Sri Lanka 19.3% 2030 down 9.8% falling
68 Switzerland 19.2% 2030 down 13.5% falling
68 Italy 19.2% 2030 down 9.0% falling
68 Vietnam 19.2% 2030 down 14.3% falling
71 Bhutan 18.8% 2030 down 15.3% falling
71 India 18.8% 2030 down 26.0% falling
73 Israel 18.7% 2030 down 13.8% falling
74 Saudi Arabia 18.3% 2030 down 1.1% rising
75 Ukraine 18.2% 2030 down 22.6% falling
76 Kazakhstan 18.1% 2030 down 19.9% falling
77 Qatar 17.9% 2030 down 3.2% flat
77 Slovenia 17.9% 2030 down 9.6% falling
79 Bahamas 17.8% 2030 up 13.4% rising
79 Poland 17.8% 2030 down 25.2% falling
81 Congo 17.6% 2030 up 20.5% rising
82 Philippines 17.3% 2030 down 19.9% falling
83 Bahrain 17.1% 2030 down 12.8% falling
84 Austria 17.0% 2030 down 29.2% falling
85 Seychelles 16.9% 2030 down 15.5% falling
86 Netherlands 16.8% 2030 down 20.4% falling
87 Germany 16.6% 2030 down 21.3% falling
88 Azerbaijan 16.1% 2030 down 17.9% falling
88 Malaysia 16.1% 2030 down 16.1% falling
90 Botswana 15.8% 2030 down 15.5% falling
90 Finland 15.8% 2030 down 24.8% falling
90 Thailand 15.8% 2030 down 16.8% falling
93 Sweden 15.7% 2030 down 31.4% falling
93 Uruguay 15.7% 2030 down 22.3% falling
95 Cambodia 14.9% 2030 down 21.2% falling
96 South Korea 14.7% 2030 down 25.8% falling
97 Brunei 14.6% 2030 down 11.5% falling
98 Ireland 14.4% 2030 down 25.8% falling
99 Mexico 14.3% 2030 down 12.3% falling
99 Uzbekistan 14.3% 2030 down 17.3% falling
101 North Korea 14.0% 2030 down 20.9% falling
102 Cuba 13.9% 2030 down 29.4% falling
103 Pakistan 13.6% 2030 down 25.7% falling
104 Gabon 13.4% 2030 down 0.7% flat
105 Singapore 13.0% 2030 down 9.7% falling
106 Japan 12.8% 2030 down 26.0% falling
106 Saint Lucia 12.8% 2030 down 11.7% falling
108 United States 12.5% 2030 down 31.3% falling
109 Denmark 12.4% 2030 down 31.5% falling
110 Oman 12.1% 2030 up 7.1% rising
111 Zambia 11.5% 2030 down 7.3% falling
112 Honduras 11.4% 2030 down 10.2% falling
113 Iran 11.3% 2030 down 16.9% falling
114 Morocco 11.2% 2030 down 18.8% falling
115 Eswatini 10.9% 2030 up 9.0% rising
116 Guatemala 10.8% 2030 down 8.5% falling
117 Bolivia 10.6% 2030 down 22.6% falling
118 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.4% 2030 down 13.3% falling
119 Jamaica 10.3% 2030 down 14.9% falling
120 Brazil 10.2% 2030 down 23.3% falling
121 Peru 9.8% 2030 down 31.5% falling
122 United Arab Emirates 9.5% 2030 down 23.4% falling
123 Ecuador 9.4% 2030 down 10.5% falling
124 Norway 9.2% 2030 down 41.8% volatile
125 Australia 9.0% 2030 down 28.6% falling
125 Cape Verde 9.0% 2030 down 21.1% falling
125 United Kingdom 9.0% 2030 down 37.1% falling
128 Gambia 8.8% 2030 down 19.3% falling
128 Guyana 8.8% 2030 down 29.6% falling
130 Burkina Faso 8.5% 2030 down 30.9% falling
131 Canada 8.3% 2030 down 33.1% falling
131 Mauritania 8.3% 2030 down 22.4% falling
133 Sao Tome and Principe 8.1% 2030 up 12.5% rising
134 Zimbabwe 7.8% 2030 down 20.4% falling
135 Belize 7.7% 2030 down 15.4% falling
136 Sierra Leone 7.5% 2030 down 39.0% volatile
137 Burundi 7.4% 2030 down 29.5% falling
138 Niger 7.3% 2030 down 6.4% falling
139 Colombia 7.1% 2030 down 18.4% falling
140 Haiti 6.9% 2030 down 9.2% falling
140 Kenya 6.9% 2030 down 25.0% falling
140 Mozambique 6.9% 2030 down 33.0% falling
143 El Salvador 6.7% 2030 down 20.2% falling
144 Iceland 6.6% 2030 down 40.5% falling
145 Costa Rica 6.5% 2030 down 27.0% falling
146 Guinea-Bissau 6.4% 2030 down 22.0% falling
146 New Zealand 6.4% 2030 down 39.6% falling
146 Chad 6.4% 2030 down 12.3% falling
149 Comoros 6.0% 2030 down 43.9% volatile
150 Mali 5.9% 2030 down 27.2% falling
151 Benin 5.7% 2030 down 20.8% falling
152 Cote d'Ivoire 5.6% 2030 down 34.9% falling
153 Malawi 5.4% 2030 down 29.9% falling
154 Rwanda 4.6% 2030 down 47.7% volatile
155 Ethiopia 4.5% 2030 down 2.2% falling
155 Tanzania 4.5% 2030 down 40.0% volatile
157 Paraguay 4.3% 2030 down 47.6% volatile
158 Senegal 4.2% 2030 down 30.0% falling
158 Togo 4.2% 2030 down 28.8% falling
158 Turkmenistan 4.2% 2030 down 30.0% falling
158 Uganda 4.2% 2030 down 33.3% falling
162 Cameroon 3.9% 2030 down 32.8% falling
163 Panama 3.8% 2030 down 33.3% falling
164 Liberia 3.4% 2030 down 39.3% volatile
165 Ghana 2.5% 2030 down 26.5% falling
166 Nigeria 2.4% 2030 down 27.3% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
168 places, 1,848 data points, 2000–2030
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