Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Cameroon

Tobacco use prevalence in Cameroon in 2024 — 5.7%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 10.1 pp.

2024 5.7% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 8of 166
Period maximum 15.8%2000
Period minimum 5.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Cameroon, 2000–202451015202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 15.8%2005: 12.6%2007: 11.6%2010: 10.2%2015: 8.2%2020: 6.7%2022: 6.1%2023: 5.9%2024: 5.7%
Change over the period: −10.1 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Cameroon 5.7%
World 20.3%
Middle Africa computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.7 −0.2 pp
2023 5.9 −0.2 pp
2022 6.1
2020 6.7
2015 8.2
2010 10.2
2007 11.6
2005 12.6
2000 15.8

Middle 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.