Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — High-income countries

Tobacco use prevalence in high-income countries in 2024 — 20.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.6 pp.

2024 20.1% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 35.7%2000
Period minimum 20.1%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — High-income countries, 2000–202420253035402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 35.7%2005: 31.4%2007: 29.9%2010: 27.7%2015: 24.6%2020: 22%2022: 21%2023: 20.6%2024: 20.1%
Change over the period: −15.6 pp Annual average: -0.65 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 20.1%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.1 −0.4 pp
2023 20.6 −0.5 pp
2022 21
2020 22
2015 24.6
2010 27.7
2007 29.9
2005 31.4
2000 35.7

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.