Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 278,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Costa Rica, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Costa Rica stood at 278,000. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Costa Rica peaked at 459,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 278,000, in 2030.
That places Costa Rica 125th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 459,000 | — |
| 2005 | 442,000 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 434,000 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 418,000 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 387,000 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 353,000 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 337,000 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 329,000 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 323,000 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 313,000 | -3.1% |
| 2030 | 278,000 | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 445,000 | 434,000 | 459,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 402,500 | 387,000 | 418,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 331,000 | 313,000 | 353,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 278,000 | 278,000 | 278,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Costa Rica?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Costa Rica was 278,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 459,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 278,000 in 2030.
- How does Costa Rica rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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