Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Romania

Tobacco use prevalence in Romania in 2024 — 29.7%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 9 pp.

2024 29.7% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 137of 166
Period maximum 38.7%2000
Period minimum 29.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Romania, 2000–202427.53032.53537.5402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 38.7%2005: 36.4%2007: 35.7%2010: 34.5%2015: 32.8%2020: 31%2022: 30.4%2023: 30%2024: 29.7%
Change over the period: −9 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Romania 29.7%
World 20.3%
Eastern Europe computed 26.6%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 29.7 −0.3 pp
2023 30 −0.4 pp
2022 30.4
2020 31
2015 32.8
2010 34.5
2007 35.7
2005 36.4
2000 38.7

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.