Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Costa Rica

Tobacco use prevalence in Costa Rica in 2024 — 7.9%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.4 pp.

2024 7.9% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 18of 166
Period maximum 17.3%2000
Period minimum 7.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Costa Rica, 2000–20247.51012.51517.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 17.3%2005: 14.6%2007: 13.7%2010: 12.4%2015: 10.5%2020: 9%2022: 8.4%2023: 8.2%2024: 7.9%
Change over the period: −9.4 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Costa Rica 7.9%
World 20.3%
Central America computed 14.2%
Tobacco use prevalence — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.9 −0.3 pp
2023 8.2 −0.2 pp
2022 8.4
2020 9
2015 10.5
2010 12.4
2007 13.7
2005 14.6
2000 17.3

Central 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.