Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — United Arab Emirates

Tobacco use prevalence in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 9%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 7.9 pp.

2024 9% −0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 28of 166
Period maximum 16.9%2000
Period minimum 9%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024810121416182000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 16.9%2005: 14.7%2007: 13.9%2010: 12.7%2015: 11.2%2020: 9.9%2022: 9.4%2023: 9.2%2024: 9%
Change over the period: −7.9 pp Annual average: -0.33 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 9%
World 20.3%
Western Asia computed 24.3%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9 −0.2 pp
2023 9.2 −0.2 pp
2022 9.4
2020 9.9
2015 11.2
2010 12.7
2007 13.9
2005 14.7
2000 16.9

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.