Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Iran

Tobacco use prevalence in Iran in 2024 — 11.9%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.6 pp.

2024 11.9% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 48of 166
Period maximum 23.5%2000
Period minimum 11.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Iran, 2000–2024101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 23.5%2005: 19.7%2007: 18.6%2010: 16.9%2015: 14.8%2020: 13%2022: 12.5%2023: 12.2%2024: 11.9%
Change over the period: −11.6 pp Annual average: -0.48 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iran 11.9%
World 20.3%
Southern Asia computed 22.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.9 −0.3 pp
2023 12.2 −0.3 pp
2022 12.5
2020 13
2015 14.8
2010 16.9
2007 18.6
2005 19.7
2000 23.5

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.