Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Italy

Tobacco use prevalence in Italy in 2024 — 22.4%. Ranked 102 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2024 22.4% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 102of 166
Period maximum 25.9%2000
Period minimum 22.4%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Italy, 2000–202422232425262000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 25.9%2005: 25.1%2007: 24.8%2010: 24.4%2015: 23.7%2020: 23%2022: 22.7%2023: 22.6%2024: 22.4%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Italy 22.4%
World 20.3%
Southern Europe computed 26.7%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.4 −0.2 pp
2023 22.6 −0.1 pp
2022 22.7
2020 23
2015 23.7
2010 24.4
2007 24.8
2005 25.1
2000 25.9

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.