Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Iceland

Tobacco use prevalence in Iceland in 2024 — 9.2%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 21.9 pp.

2024 9.2% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 29of 166
Period maximum 31.1%2000
Period minimum 9.2%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Iceland, 2000–20240102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 31.1%2005: 24%2007: 21.7%2010: 18.6%2015: 14.4%2020: 11.3%2022: 10.2%2023: 9.7%2024: 9.2%
Change over the period: −21.9 pp Annual average: -0.91 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iceland 9.2%
World 20.3%
Northern Europe computed 15.4%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.2 −0.5 pp
2023 9.7 −0.5 pp
2022 10.2
2020 11.3
2015 14.4
2010 18.6
2007 21.7
2005 24
2000 31.1

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.