Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Northern Europe

Tobacco use prevalence in Northern Europe in 2024 — 15.4%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 24.6 pp.

2024 15.4% −0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 40%2000
Period minimum 15.4%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Northern Europe, 2000–202410203040502000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 40%2005: 32.6%2007: 30.2%2010: 26.7%2015: 21.9%2020: 18%2022: 16.7%2023: 16%2024: 15.4%
Change over the period: −24.6 pp Annual average: -1.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Northern Europe 15.4%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.4 −0.6 pp
2023 16 −0.6 pp
2022 16.7
2020 18
2015 21.9
2010 26.7
2007 30.2
2005 32.6
2000 40

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.