Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Argentina

Tobacco use prevalence in Argentina in 2024 — 23.5%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.6 pp.

2024 23.5% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 109of 166
Period maximum 33.1%2000
Period minimum 23.5%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Argentina, 2000–202422.52527.53032.5352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 33.1%2005: 30.8%2007: 29.9%2010: 28.7%2015: 26.7%2020: 24.8%2022: 24.3%2023: 24%2024: 23.5%
Change over the period: −9.6 pp Annual average: -0.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Argentina 23.5%
World 20.3%
South America computed 13.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Argentina, by year Argentina All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.5 −0.5 pp
2023 24 −0.3 pp
2022 24.3
2020 24.8
2015 26.7
2010 28.7
2007 29.9
2005 30.8
2000 33.1

South America, 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.