Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Ethiopia

Tobacco use prevalence in Ethiopia in 2024 — 5.2%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 1.1 pp.

2024 5.2% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 4of 166
Period maximum 6.3%2000
Period minimum 5.2%2023

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Ethiopia, 2000–202455.566.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.3%2005: 6%2007: 5.9%2010: 5.7%2015: 5.5%2020: 5.3%2022: 5.3%2023: 5.2%2024: 5.2%
Change over the period: −1.1 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ethiopia 5.2%
World 20.3%
Eastern Africa computed 9.3%
Low-income countries computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.2 +0 pp
2023 5.2 −0.1 pp
2022 5.3
2020 5.3
2015 5.5
2010 5.7
2007 5.9
2005 6
2000 6.3

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.