Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Ghana
Ghana: Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate was 450,000 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Ghana, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 450,000 for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Ghana peaked at 549,000 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 450,000, in 2030.
That places Ghana 112th out of 166 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 549,000 | — |
| 2005 | 546,000 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 542,000 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 536,000 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 515,000 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 498,000 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 485,000 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 483,000 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 480,000 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 475,000 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 450,000 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 545,667 | 542,000 | 549,000 | 3 |
| 2010s | 525,500 | 515,000 | 536,000 | 2 |
| 2020s | 484,200 | 475,000 | 498,000 | 5 |
| 2030s | 450,000 | 450,000 | 450,000 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Ghana?
- Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate in Ghana was 450,000 in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 549,000 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of current tobacco smokers, estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,000 in 2030.
- How does Ghana rank for number of current tobacco smokers, estimate?
- Ghana ranks 112th out of 166 countries with data for 2030.
- Is number of current tobacco smokers, estimate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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