Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Liberia

Tobacco use prevalence in Liberia in 2024 — 5.2%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 13.2 pp.

2024 5.2% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 4of 166
Period maximum 18.4%2000
Period minimum 5.2%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Liberia, 2000–2024051015202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 18.4%2005: 14%2007: 12.6%2010: 10.7%2015: 8.3%2020: 6.4%2022: 5.8%2023: 5.5%2024: 5.2%
Change over the period: −13.2 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 5.2%
World 20.3%
Western Africa computed 5%
Low-income countries computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.2 −0.3 pp
2023 5.5 −0.3 pp
2022 5.8
2020 6.4
2015 8.3
2010 10.7
2007 12.6
2005 14
2000 18.4

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.