Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Middle East & North Africa

Tobacco use prevalence in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 18.9%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.9 pp.

2024 18.9% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 27.8%2000
Period minimum 18.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Middle East & North Africa, 2000–202417.52022.52527.5302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 27.8%2005: 25%2007: 24.1%2010: 22.8%2015: 21.1%2020: 19.7%2022: 19.3%2023: 19.1%2024: 18.9%
Change over the period: −8.9 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 18.9%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18.9 −0.2 pp
2023 19.1 −0.2 pp
2022 19.3
2020 19.7
2015 21.1
2010 22.8
2007 24.1
2005 25
2000 27.8

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.