Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — India

Tobacco use prevalence in India in 2024 — 22.6%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 33.1 pp.

2024 22.6% −0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 104of 166
Period maximum 55.7%2000
Period minimum 22.6%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — India, 2000–202420304050602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 55.7%2005: 46.7%2007: 43.1%2010: 38.5%2015: 31.6%2020: 26.2%2022: 24.4%2023: 23.5%2024: 22.6%
Change over the period: −33.1 pp Annual average: -1.38 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

India 22.6%
World 20.3%
South Asia 23.6%
Southern Asia computed 22.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.6 −0.9 pp
2023 23.5 −0.9 pp
2022 24.4
2020 26.2
2015 31.6
2010 38.5
2007 43.1
2005 46.7
2000 55.7

Southern Asia, 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.