Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Sierra Leone

Tobacco use prevalence in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 11.3%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 33.4 pp.

2024 11.3% −0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 42of 166
Period maximum 44.7%2000
Period minimum 11.3%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Sierra Leone, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 44.7%2005: 33.6%2007: 29.9%2010: 25.2%2015: 18.8%2020: 14.1%2022: 12.7%2023: 11.9%2024: 11.3%
Change over the period: −33.4 pp Annual average: -1.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sierra Leone 11.3%
World 20.3%
Western Africa computed 5%
Low-income countries computed 10.7%
Tobacco use prevalence — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.3 −0.6 pp
2023 11.9 −0.8 pp
2022 12.7
2020 14.1
2015 18.8
2010 25.2
2007 29.9
2005 33.6
2000 44.7

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.