Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Panama

Tobacco use prevalence in Panama in 2024 — 4.8%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 8.5 pp.

2024 4.8% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 3of 166
Period maximum 13.3%2000
Period minimum 4.8%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Panama, 2000–20242.557.51012.5152000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 13.3%2005: 10.8%2007: 9.8%2010: 8.7%2015: 7.1%2020: 5.7%2022: 5.3%2023: 5%2024: 4.8%
Change over the period: −8.5 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Panama 4.8%
World 20.3%
Central America computed 14.2%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Panama, by year Panama All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.8 −0.2 pp
2023 5 −0.3 pp
2022 5.3
2020 5.7
2015 7.1
2010 8.7
2007 9.8
2005 10.8
2000 13.3

Central America, 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.