Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — New Zealand

Tobacco use prevalence in New Zealand in 2024 — 9.3%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 20.7 pp.

2024 9.3% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 30of 166
Period maximum 30%2000
Period minimum 9.3%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — New Zealand, 2000–202401020302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 30%2005: 23.4%2007: 21.2%2010: 18.3%2015: 14.3%2020: 11.3%2022: 10.3%2023: 9.8%2024: 9.3%
Change over the period: −20.7 pp Annual average: -0.86 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

New Zealand 9.3%
World 20.3%
Australia and New Zealand computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.3 −0.5 pp
2023 9.8 −0.5 pp
2022 10.3
2020 11.3
2015 14.3
2010 18.3
2007 21.2
2005 23.4
2000 30

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 9.3 AU Australia 11.6

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.