Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Colombia

Tobacco use prevalence in Colombia in 2024 — 8%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2024 8% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 19of 166
Period maximum 14.4%2000
Period minimum 8%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Colombia, 2000–20248101214162000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 14.4%2005: 12.7%2007: 12.1%2010: 11.2%2015: 9.9%2020: 8.8%2022: 8.3%2023: 8.2%2024: 8%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Colombia 8%
World 20.3%
South America computed 13.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8 −0.2 pp
2023 8.2 −0.1 pp
2022 8.3
2020 8.8
2015 9.9
2010 11.2
2007 12.1
2005 12.7
2000 14.4

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.