Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Botswana

Tobacco use prevalence in Botswana in 2024 — 18%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.9 pp.

2024 18% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 79of 166
Period maximum 33.9%2000
Period minimum 18%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Botswana, 2000–202415202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 33.9%2005: 28.9%2007: 27.3%2010: 25%2015: 22.1%2020: 19.6%2022: 18.8%2023: 18.4%2024: 18%
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: Botswana

Botswana 18%
World 20.3%
Southern Africa computed 23.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18 −0.4 pp
2023 18.4 −0.4 pp
2022 18.8
2020 19.6
2015 22.1
2010 25
2007 27.3
2005 28.9
2000 33.9

Southern Africa, 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.