Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Denmark

Tobacco use prevalence in Denmark in 2024 — 15.7%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.6 pp.

2024 15.7% −0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 66of 166
Period maximum 38.3%2000
Period minimum 15.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Denmark, 2000–2024102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 38.3%2005: 31.8%2007: 29.6%2010: 26.4%2015: 22%2020: 18.2%2022: 17%2023: 16.3%2024: 15.7%
Change over the period: −22.6 pp Annual average: -0.94 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Denmark 15.7%
World 20.3%
Northern Europe computed 15.4%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Denmark, by year Denmark All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.7 −0.6 pp
2023 16.3 −0.7 pp
2022 17
2020 18.2
2015 22
2010 26.4
2007 29.6
2005 31.8
2000 38.3

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.