Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Eastern Africa

Tobacco use prevalence in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 9.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 13.1 pp.

2024 9.3% −0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 22.4%2000
Period minimum 9.3%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Eastern Africa, 2000–20245101520252000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 22.4%2005: 18.2%2007: 16.8%2010: 15%2015: 12.5%2020: 10.6%2022: 9.9%2023: 9.6%2024: 9.3%
Change over the period: −13.1 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 9.3%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.3 −0.3 pp
2023 9.6 −0.3 pp
2022 9.9
2020 10.6
2015 12.5
2010 15
2007 16.8
2005 18.2
2000 22.4

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.