Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Sao Tome and Principe

Tobacco use prevalence in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 8.3%. Ranked 23 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.5 pp.

2024 8.3% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 23of 166
Period maximum 8.3%2024
Period minimum 6.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–20246.577.588.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 6.8%2005: 6.9%2007: 7%2010: 7.2%2015: 7.5%2020: 7.9%2022: 8.1%2023: 8.1%2024: 8.3%
Change over the period: +1.5 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 8.3%
World 20.3%
Middle Africa computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8.3 +0.2 pp
2023 8.1 +0 pp
2022 8.1
2020 7.9
2015 7.5
2010 7.2
2007 7
2005 6.9
2000 6.8

Middle Africa, 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.