Nutrition

Tobacco use prevalence

The share of adults who use tobacco in any form.

Unit: % of adults Period: 2000–2024 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Average: 19.8% Countries: 166

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.

Tobacco use prevalence, 2024

Top-20 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence, 20243035404550Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 48.8%48.8LebanonLebanon: 46.9%46.9MyanmarMyanmar: 43.4%43.4SerbiaSerbia: 39.7%39.7North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia: 39.6%39.6Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 39.3%39.3BulgariaBulgaria: 38.7%38.7Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 38.4%38.4KiribatiKiribati: 37.7%37.7MontenegroMontenegro: 37.2%37.2Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina: 37.1%37.1AndorraAndorra: 35.5%35.5PalestinePalestine: 35.5%35.5NauruNauru: 34.8%34.8LatviaLatvia: 34.6%34.6CroatiaCroatia: 34.4%34.4JordanJordan: 34.1%34.1FranceFrance: 33.6%33.6TuvaluTuvalu: 33.4%33.4GeorgiaGeorgia: 33%33

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Tobacco use prevalence — 2024 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 TL Timor-Leste 48.8 2024 166
2 LB Lebanon 46.9 2024 165
3 MM Myanmar 43.4 2024 164
4 RS Serbia 39.7 2024 163
5 MK North Macedonia 39.6 2024 162
6 PG Papua New Guinea 39.3 2024 161
7 BG Bulgaria 38.7 2024 160
8 SB Solomon Islands 38.4 2024 159
9 KI Kiribati 37.7 2024 158
10 ME Montenegro 37.2 2024 157
11 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1 2024 156
12 AD Andorra 35.5 2024 154
13 PS Palestine 35.5 2024 154
14 NR Nauru 34.8 2024 153
15 LV Latvia 34.6 2024 152
16 HR Croatia 34.4 2024 151
17 JO Jordan 34.1 2024 150
18 FR France 33.6 2024 149
19 TV Tuvalu 33.4 2024 148
20 GE Georgia 33 2024 147
21 CY Cyprus 32.5 2024 146
22 TO Tonga 32.1 2024 145
23 BD Bangladesh 32 2024 144
24 LT Lithuania 31.4 2024 143
25 TR Türkiye 31.1 2024 142
26 ID Indonesia 31 2024 141
27 HU Hungary 30.8 2024 140
28 GR Greece 30.2 2024 139
29 MH Marshall Islands 29.9 2024 138
30 RO Romania 29.7 2024 137
31 MN Mongolia 29.5 2024 135
32 SK Slovakia 29.5 2024 135
33 BY Belarus 29.2 2024 134
34 MD Moldova 28.8 2024 133
35 NP Nepal 28.7 2024 132
36 PT Portugal 28.6 2024 131
37 CZ Czechia 28.4 2024 130
38 LS Lesotho 28 2024 129
39 ES Spain 27.6 2024 128
40 RU Russia 27 2024 127
41 CL Chile 26.7 2024 126
42 AM Armenia 26.2 2024 125
43 EE Estonia 26.1 2024 124
44 FJ Fiji 25.8 2024 123
45 MG Madagascar 25.6 2024 122
46 MV Maldives 25.5 2024 121
47 LA Laos 25.4 2024 120
48 EG Egypt 25 2024 119
49 VU Vanuatu 24.9 2024 118
50 MT Malta 24.6 2024 117
51 LU Luxembourg 24.5 2024 116
52 TN Tunisia 24.4 2024 115
53 LY Libya 24.2 2024 114
54 AT Austria 23.8 2024 113
55 ZA South Africa 23.7 2024 111
56 UA Ukraine 23.7 2024 111
57 AR Argentina 23.5 2024 109
58 BE Belgium 23.5 2024 109
59 WS Samoa 23.1 2024 107
60 CH Switzerland 23.1 2024 107
61 PW Palau 23 2024 106
62 CN China 22.8 2024 105
63 IN India 22.6 2024 104
64 DZ Algeria 22.4 2024 102
65 IT Italy 22.4 2024 102
66 KG Kyrgyzstan 22.2 2024 101
67 AF Afghanistan 22.1 2024 100
68 DE Germany 22 2024 99
69 PL Poland 21.7 2024 98
70 AL Albania 21.4 2024 96
71 FI Finland 21.4 2024 96
72 IL Israel 21.2 2024 95
73 KZ Kazakhstan 21.1 2024 93
74 VN Vietnam 21.1 2024 93
75 SI Slovenia 20.9 2024 92
76 LK Sri Lanka 20.7 2024 91
77 NL Netherlands 20.5 2024 90
78 SE Sweden 20.3 2024 89
79 IQ Iraq 20.1 2024 88
80 PH Philippines 19.9 2024 87
81 BT Bhutan 19.6 2024 86
82 KW Kuwait 19.4 2024 85
83 UY Uruguay 19.3 2024 84
84 AZ Azerbaijan 18.7 2024 83
85 KH Cambodia 18.6 2024 81
86 KR South Korea 18.6 2024 81
87 IE Ireland 18.2 2024 80
88 BW Botswana 18 2024 79
89 PK Pakistan 17.9 2024 78
90 TH Thailand 17.8 2024 77
91 MU Mauritius 17.7 2024 76
92 JP Japan 17.5 2024 75
93 BS Bahamas 17.3 2024 73
94 SC Seychelles 17.3 2024 73
95 MY Malaysia 16.9 2024 72
96 UZ Uzbekistan 16.3 2024 71
97 CG Republic of the Congo 16.2 2024 70
98 CU Cuba 16.1 2024 69
99 US United States 15.8 2024 68
100 DK Denmark 15.7 2024 66
101 MX Mexico 15.7 2024 66
102 KP North Korea 15.6 2024 65
103 BH Bahrain 15.4 2024 64
104 SA Saudi Arabia 14.7 2024 63
105 BN Brunei Darussalam 14.5 2024 62
106 ZM Zambia 14.3 2024 61
107 LC Saint Lucia 13.9 2024 60
108 SG Singapore 13.8 2024 59
109 GA Gabon 13.3 2024 58
110 NO Norway 12.9 2024 57
111 GB United Kingdom 12.8 2024 56
112 MA Morocco 12.5 2024 54
113 QA Qatar 12.5 2024 54
114 PE Peru 12.4 2024 53
115 BO Bolivia 12.3 2024 51
116 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 12.3 2024 51
117 HN Honduras 12.1 2024 50
118 BR Brazil 11.9 2024 48
119 IR Iran 11.9 2024 48
120 GY Guyana 11.7 2024 47
121 AU Australia 11.6 2024 45
122 BF Burkina Faso 11.6 2024 45
123 SZ Eswatini 11.5 2024 43
124 JM Jamaica 11.5 2024 43
125 SL Sierra Leone 11.3 2024 42
126 CA Canada 11.2 2024 40
127 GT Guatemala 11.2 2024 40
128 GM Gambia 11.1 2024 39
129 ZW Zimbabwe 11 2024 38
130 MZ Mozambique 10.5 2024 37
131 CV Cabo Verde 10.4 2024 36
132 BI Burundi 10.1 2024 33
133 EC Ecuador 10.1 2024 33
134 RW Rwanda 10.1 2024 33
135 MR Mauritania 9.9 2024 32
136 KE Kenya 9.6 2024 31
137 NZ New Zealand 9.3 2024 30
138 IS Iceland 9.2 2024 29
139 AE United Arab Emirates 9 2024 28
140 KM Comoros 8.9 2024 26
141 MW Malawi 8.9 2024 26
142 BZ Belize 8.5 2024 24
143 OM Oman 8.5 2024 24
144 ST Sao Tome and Principe 8.3 2024 23
145 SV El Salvador 8.2 2024 21
146 GW Guinea-Bissau 8.2 2024 21
147 CO Colombia 8 2024 19
148 HT Haiti 8 2024 19
149 CR Costa Rica 7.9 2024 18
150 TZ Tanzania 7.7 2024 17
151 UG Uganda 7.5 2024 16
152 BJ Benin 7.4 2024 12
153 TD Chad 7.4 2024 12
154 ML Mali 7.4 2024 12
155 NE Niger 7.4 2024 12
156 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.3 2024 11
157 PY Paraguay 6.4 2024 10
158 TG Togo 5.8 2024 9
159 CM Cameroon 5.7 2024 8
160 SN Senegal 5.4 2024 6
161 TM Turkmenistan 5.4 2024 6
162 ET Ethiopia 5.2 2024 4
163 LR Liberia 5.2 2024 4
164 PA Panama 4.8 2024 3
165 GH Ghana 3.3 2024 2
166 NG Nigeria 3.1 2024 1
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Maximum 48.8%
Median 19%
Minimum 3.1%
World 20.3%

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that uses tobacco — cigarettes, cigars, pipes, waterpipe, smokeless tobacco. The WHO estimates are age-standardized, so countries with different age composition can be compared directly. Tobacco remains one of the leading preventable causes of death.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of adults
Observation period
2000–2024
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory