Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Pakistan

Tobacco use prevalence in Pakistan in 2024 — 17.9%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 20.6 pp.

2024 17.9% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 78of 166
Period maximum 38.5%2000
Period minimum 17.9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Pakistan, 2000–2024102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 38.5%2005: 32.6%2007: 30.6%2010: 27.7%2015: 23.6%2020: 20.2%2022: 19%2023: 18.4%2024: 17.9%
Change over the period: −20.6 pp Annual average: -0.86 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Pakistan 17.9%
World 20.3%
South Asia 23.6%
Southern Asia computed 22.4%
Tobacco use prevalence — Pakistan, by year Pakistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.9 −0.5 pp
2023 18.4 −0.6 pp
2022 19
2020 20.2
2015 23.6
2010 27.7
2007 30.6
2005 32.6
2000 38.5

Southern Asia, 2024

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

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.