Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Australia and New Zealand

Tobacco use prevalence in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 — 11.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 14.5 pp.

2024 11.2% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 25.8%2000
Period minimum 11.2%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Australia and New Zealand, 2000–202410152025302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 25.8%2005: 21.6%2007: 20.1%2010: 18.1%2015: 15.2%2020: 12.9%2022: 12.1%2023: 11.6%2024: 11.2%
Change over the period: −14.5 pp Annual average: -0.61 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand 11.2%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.2 −0.4 pp
2023 11.6 −0.4 pp
2022 12.1
2020 12.9
2015 15.2
2010 18.1
2007 20.1
2005 21.6
2000 25.8

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.