Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Egypt

Tobacco use prevalence in Egypt in 2024 — 25%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.3 pp.

2024 25% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 119of 166
Period maximum 25%2024
Period minimum 19.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Egypt, 2000–202418202224262000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 19.7%2005: 20.4%2007: 20.8%2010: 21.5%2015: 22.6%2020: 23.9%2022: 24.4%2023: 24.7%2024: 25%
Change over the period: +5.3 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Egypt 25%
World 20.3%
Northern Africa computed 22.2%
Tobacco use prevalence — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25 +0.3 pp
2023 24.7 +0.3 pp
2022 24.4
2020 23.9
2015 22.6
2010 21.5
2007 20.8
2005 20.4
2000 19.7

Northern 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.