Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Afghanistan

Tobacco use prevalence in Afghanistan in 2024 — 22.1%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.9 pp.

2024 22.1% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 100of 166
Period maximum 38%2000
Period minimum 22.1%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Afghanistan, 2000–202420253035402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 38%2005: 33.5%2007: 31.8%2010: 29.7%2015: 26.4%2020: 23.7%2022: 22.9%2023: 22.4%2024: 22.1%
Change over the period: −15.9 pp Annual average: -0.66 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 22.1%
World 20.3%
South Asia 23.6%
Southern Asia computed 22.4%
Low-income countries computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.1 −0.3 pp
2023 22.4 −0.5 pp
2022 22.9
2020 23.7
2015 26.4
2010 29.7
2007 31.8
2005 33.5
2000 38

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.