Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Western Asia

Tobacco use prevalence in Western Asia in 2024 — 24.3%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 3.8 pp.

2024 24.3% −0.1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 28.1%2000
Period minimum 24.3%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Western Asia, 2000–20242425262728292000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 28.1%2005: 27%2007: 26.4%2010: 26%2015: 25.1%2020: 24.7%2022: 24.5%2023: 24.4%2024: 24.3%
Change over the period: −3.8 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Asia 24.3%
World 20.3%
Tobacco use prevalence — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 24.3 −0.1 pp
2023 24.4 −0.1 pp
2022 24.5
2020 24.7
2015 25.1
2010 26
2007 26.4
2005 27
2000 28.1

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.