Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 716,000 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Cameroon, 2000β2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Cameroon stood at 716,000. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Cameroon peaked at 975,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 716,000, in 2030.
Cameroon ranks 95th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 930,667 | 898,000 | 975,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 851,500 | 831,000 | 872,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 768,400 | 750,000 | 791,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 716,000 | 716,000 | 716,000 | 1 |
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- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Cameroon?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Cameroon was 716,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 975,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 716,000 in 2030.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Cameroon ranks 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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