Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 92.11 million in 2030. ▲ Rising
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 92.11 million, measured in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 92.11 million in 2030 and was at its lowest, 58.25 million, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.25 million | — |
| 2005 | 63.06 million | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 65.55 million | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 69.02 million | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 74.04 million | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 78.57 million | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 80.57 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 82.40 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 83.77 million | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 85.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2030 | 92.11 million | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.29 million | 58.25 million | 65.55 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 71.53 million | 69.02 million | 74.04 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 82.08 million | 78.57 million | 85.07 million | 5 |
| 2030s | 92.11 million | 92.11 million | 92.11 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
More social development data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2653 (2024)
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 5.41 (2021)
- Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.2391 (2030)
- Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 16.9% (2030)
- Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 106.23 million (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 92.11 million in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.11 million in 2030.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.25 million in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 10th out of 13 groups with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 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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