Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Australia

Tobacco use prevalence in Australia in 2024 — 11.6%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 13.3 pp.

2024 11.6% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 45of 166
Period maximum 24.9%2000
Period minimum 11.6%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Australia, 2000–2024101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 24.9%2005: 21.2%2007: 19.9%2010: 18.1%2015: 15.4%2020: 13.2%2022: 12.4%2023: 12%2024: 11.6%
Change over the period: −13.3 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Australia 11.6%
World 20.3%
Australia and New Zealand computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.6 −0.4 pp
2023 12 −0.4 pp
2022 12.4
2020 13.2
2015 15.4
2010 18.1
2007 19.9
2005 21.2
2000 24.9

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

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

NZ New Zealand 9.3 AU Australia 11.6

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.