Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Middle Africa

Tobacco use prevalence in Middle Africa in 2024 — 10.7%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.8 pp.

2024 10.7% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 17.6%2000
Period minimum 10.7%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Middle Africa, 2000–202410121416182000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 17.6%2005: 15.4%2007: 14.7%2010: 13.8%2015: 12.5%2020: 11.4%2022: 11.1%2023: 10.9%2024: 10.7%
Change over the period: −6.8 pp Annual average: -0.28 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle Africa 10.7%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.7 −0.2 pp
2023 10.9 −0.2 pp
2022 11.1
2020 11.4
2015 12.5
2010 13.8
2007 14.7
2005 15.4
2000 17.6

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.