Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Northern Africa

Tobacco use prevalence in Northern Africa in 2024 — 22.2%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.9 pp.

2024 22.2% +0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 22.2%2024
Period minimum 21.1%2007

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Northern Africa, 2000–20242121.52222.52000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 21.3%2005: 21.1%2007: 21.1%2010: 21.2%2015: 21.3%2020: 21.8%2022: 22%2023: 22.1%2024: 22.2%
Change over the period: +0.9 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Africa 22.2%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 22.2 +0.1 pp
2023 22.1 +0.1 pp
2022 22
2020 21.8
2015 21.3
2010 21.2
2007 21.1
2005 21.1
2000 21.3

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.