Tobacco use prevalence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 12.3%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.4 pp.
2000–2024 · % of adults
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.3 | −0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 12.5 | −0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 12.7 | — |
| 2020 | 13.1 | — |
| 2015 | 14.3 | — |
| 2010 | 15.7 | — |
| 2007 | 16.7 | — |
| 2005 | 17.5 | — |
| 2000 | 19.7 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Cameroon
5.7
Chad
7.4
Sao Tome and Principe
8.3
Democratic Republic of the Congo
12.3
Gabon
13.3
Republic of the Congo
16.2
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.
How many liters of pure alcohol a year there are per person aged 15 and over.
Diseases Probability of dying from noncommunicable diseasesThe chance for a thirty-year-old of dying before 70 of cancer, diabetes, heart disease or respiratory disease.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Nutrition Obesity in adultsThe share of adults with a body mass index of 30 and above. The WHO series runs from 1980.