Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Central America

Tobacco use prevalence in Central America in 2024 — 14.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 5.6 pp.

2024 14.2% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 19.8%2000
Period minimum 14.2%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Central America, 2000–2024141618202000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 19.8%2005: 18.4%2007: 17.9%2010: 17.2%2015: 16.1%2020: 15.1%2022: 14.6%2023: 14.5%2024: 14.2%
Change over the period: −5.6 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Central America 14.2%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.2 −0.3 pp
2023 14.5 −0.1 pp
2022 14.6
2020 15.1
2015 16.1
2010 17.2
2007 17.9
2005 18.4
2000 19.8

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.