Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Central Asia

Tobacco use prevalence in Central Asia in 2024 — 17.1%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 12.8 pp.

2024 17.1% −0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 29.9%2000
Period minimum 17.1%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Central Asia, 2000–2024152025302000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 29.9%2005: 26.5%2007: 25.3%2010: 23.5%2015: 20.9%2020: 18.7%2022: 17.9%2023: 17.5%2024: 17.1%
Change over the period: −12.8 pp Annual average: -0.53 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Central Asia 17.1%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.1 −0.4 pp
2023 17.5 −0.4 pp
2022 17.9
2020 18.7
2015 20.9
2010 23.5
2007 25.3
2005 26.5
2000 29.9

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.