Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Mauritius

Tobacco use prevalence in Mauritius in 2024 — 17.7%. Ranked 76 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9.3 pp.

2024 17.7% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 76of 166
Period maximum 27%2000
Period minimum 17.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Mauritius, 2000–202417.52022.52527.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 27%2005: 24.6%2007: 23.7%2010: 22.5%2015: 20.5%2020: 18.9%2022: 18.2%2023: 17.8%2024: 17.7%
Change over the period: −9.3 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritius 17.7%
World 20.3%
Eastern Africa computed 9.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.7 −0.1 pp
2023 17.8 −0.4 pp
2022 18.2
2020 18.9
2015 20.5
2010 22.5
2007 23.7
2005 24.6
2000 27

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.