Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Low-income countries

Tobacco use prevalence in low-income countries in 2024 — 10.7%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.6 pp.

2024 10.7% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 22.3%2000
Period minimum 10.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Low-income countries, 2000–2024101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 22.3%2005: 18.8%2007: 17.5%2010: 15.9%2015: 13.7%2020: 11.9%2022: 11.3%2023: 11%2024: 10.7%
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: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 10.7%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.7 −0.3 pp
2023 11 −0.3 pp
2022 11.3
2020 11.9
2015 13.7
2010 15.9
2007 17.5
2005 18.8
2000 22.3

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.