Tobacco use prevalence — all countries

Tobacco use prevalence — Uruguay

Tobacco use prevalence in Uruguay in 2024 — 19.3%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 166. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.2 pp.

2024 19.3% −0.5 pp vs 2023
World rank 84of 166
Period maximum 34.5%2000
Period minimum 19.3%2024

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of adults

Tobacco use prevalence — Uruguay, 2000–202415202530352000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 34.5%2005: 30.8%2007: 29.2%2010: 27.1%2015: 24%2020: 21.3%2022: 20.3%2023: 19.8%2024: 19.3%
Change over the period: −15.2 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Uruguay 19.3%
World 20.3%
South America computed 13.4%
High-income countries computed 20.1%
Tobacco use prevalence — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 19.3 −0.5 pp
2023 19.8 −0.5 pp
2022 20.3
2020 21.3
2015 24
2010 27.1
2007 29.2
2005 30.8
2000 34.5

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.