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Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use (ages 15+), both sexes

Name: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use (ages 15+), both sexes
Creator: World Health Organization (WHO)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, tobacco, smoking, public health, risk factors, NCDs, WHO, prevalence

Global comparison of the age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among people aged 15+ (both sexes), based on WHO 2022 estimates.

Source: World Health Organization (WHO)•169 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

19.2%

Median: 18.3%

Countries Covered

169

with available data

Highest

Country 104

43.7%

Lowest

Ethiopia

6.5%

Top 5 Countries

1Country 10443.7%

2Country 09038.9%

3Bulgaria35.3%

4Bangladesh35.2%

5Latvia34.2%

By Region

Europe24.8%(32 countries)

Asia22.5%(25 countries)

South America19.1%(7 countries)

Other17.3%(90 countries)

Oceania14.1%(2 countries)

Key Findings

•Tobacco use remains high in many countries, with several above ~30% prevalence among adults (15+).
•Age-standardization enables fairer comparison between younger and older population structures.
•Both smoked and smokeless tobacco are included, which can raise prevalence in countries where smokeless use is common.
•Cross-country variation is large, underscoring the impact of taxation, advertising bans, smoke-free laws, and cessation support.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.0%)High (60.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.2%)

Europe (32)

Asia (25)

South America (7)

Other (90)

Oceania (2)

North America (4)

Africa (9)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the share of people aged 15 and older who are “current tobacco users” (smoked and/or smokeless), reported as an age-standardized prevalence rate for both sexes combined. Age-standardization makes countries more comparable by adjusting for differences in population age structures.

The World Health Organization (WHO) produces modeled prevalence estimates using nationally representative surveys (e.g., DHS, STEPS, GATS and other official health surveys) and applies harmonized definitions and statistical modeling to fill gaps across years and countries. The result is one of the most comprehensive, globally comparable datasets on tobacco use—covering the majority of countries worldwide.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Myanmar	43.7%
2	Solomon Islands	38.9%
3	Bulgaria	35.3%
4	Bangladesh	35.2%
5	Latvia	34.2%
6	Serbia	34.0%
7	Timor-Leste	33.8%
8	Indonesia	33.7%
9	Lebanon	33.5%
10	Argentina	33.4%
11	Moldova, Republic of	33.1%
12	Chile	33.0%
13	Austria	32.1%
14	Türkiye	31.3%
15	Albania	31.2%
16	Kyrgyzstan	30.7%
17	Georgia	30.6%
18	Russian Federation	30.4%
19	Nepal	30.1%
20	Tunisia	29.5%
21	Czech Republic	29.4%
22	Sri Lanka	29.2%
23	Romania	29.2%
24	Libya	29.0%
25	India	28.9%
26	Lithuania	28.8%
27	Germany	28.7%
28	Hungary	28.6%
29	France	28.1%
30	Slovakia	27.9%
31	Montenegro	27.7%
32	Jordan	27.6%
33	Mongolia	27.4%
34	Cyprus	27.3%
35	Greece	27.0%
36	Belarus	26.9%
37	Poland	26.5%
38	Croatia	26.3%
39	Ukraine	25.9%
40	Cambodia	25.8%
41	Estonia	25.2%
42	Bahrain	24.8%
43	Armenia	24.7%
44	Spain	24.6%
45	Italy	24.3%
46	Cuba	24.1%
47	Slovenia	23.9%
48	Uzbekistan	23.7%
49	People's Republic of China	23.5%
50	Iraq	23.3%
51	Portugal	23.2%
52	Vietnam	23.1%
53	Philippines	22.9%
54	Brunei Darussalam	22.8%
55	Luxembourg	22.6%
56	Kuwait	22.5%
57	Malaysia	22.2%
58	Uruguay	22.1%
59	Kazakhstan	22.0%
60	Egypt	21.6%
61	Afghanistan	21.5%
62	State of Palestine	21.2%
63	Mauritius	21.1%
64	Switzerland	21.0%
65	Malta	20.9%
66	Mali	20.8%
67	Lao People's Democratic Republic	20.7%
68	Israel	20.6%
69	Netherlands	20.5%
70	Thailand	20.4%
71	Lesotho	20.2%
72	Virgin Islands, British	20.1%
73	Seychelles	20.0%
74	Pakistan	19.8%
75	Mauritania	19.7%
76	Finland	19.6%
77	Bolivia	19.3%
78	Qatar	19.2%
79	United States of America	19.2%
80	South Africa	19.1%
81	Comoros	19.0%
82	Papua New Guinea	18.7%
83	Belgium	18.6%
84	South Korea	18.4%
85	Ireland	18.3%
86	Cayman Islands	18.1%
87	Japan	18.1%
88	Norway	18.0%
89	Denmark	17.9%
90	Namibia	17.8%
91	Venezuela	17.3%
92	Bhutan	17.1%
93	Yemen	17.0%
94	New Zealand	16.9%
95	Bahamas	16.7%
96	Sweden	16.5%
97	Andorra	16.5%
98	Islamic Republic of Iran	16.4%
99	United Kingdom	16.4%
100	Eswatini	16.3%
101	Dominican Republic	16.2%
102	Jamaica	16.0%
103	Singapore	16.0%
104	Morocco	15.6%
105	Trinidad and Tobago	15.4%
106	Peru	15.1%
107	Antigua and Barbuda	14.9%
108	Oman	14.7%
109	Gabon	14.6%
110	Madagascar	14.5%
111	Iceland	14.2%
112	Guyana	14.1%
113	Sierra Leone	13.9%
114	Tajikistan	13.8%
115	United Arab Emirates	13.7%
116	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13.5%
117	Somalia	13.2%
118	Honduras	13.1%
119	Saudi Arabia	13.0%
120	Belize	12.9%
121	Guinea	12.8%
122	Republic of the Congo	12.7%
123	Paraguay	12.7%
124	Angola	12.6%
125	Zambia	12.5%
126	Colombia	12.4%
127	Mexico	12.4%
128	Suriname	12.4%
129	Liberia	12.3%
130	Bermuda	12.2%
131	Burundi	12.1%
132	Canada	12.0%
133	Zimbabwe	12.0%
134	Democratic Republic of the Congo	11.9%
135	Senegal	11.6%
136	Cape Verde	11.5%
137	Nicaragua	11.5%
138	Australia	11.4%
139	Guinea-Bissau	11.3%
140	Djibouti	11.2%
141	Sudan	11.1%
142	Kenya	11.0%
143	Algeria	11.0%
144	Guatemala	10.8%
145	Cote d'Ivoire	10.6%
146	Republic of The Gambia	10.3%
147	Togo	10.1%
148	Malawi	10.0%
149	Uganda	10.0%
150	Central African Republic	9.9%
151	Brazil	9.8%
152	Cameroon	9.6%
153	Mozambique	9.4%
154	United Republic of Tanzania	9.3%
155	El Salvador	9.2%
156	Botswana	9.1%
157	Niger	9.0%
158	Chad	8.8%
159	Haiti	8.6%
160	Panama	8.5%
161	Costa Rica	8.4%
162	Rwanda	8.0%
163	Barbados	7.9%
164	Nigeria	7.7%
165	Ecuador	7.6%
166	Ghana	7.3%
167	Eritrea	7.1%
168	Benin	6.8%
169	Ethiopia	6.5%

Showing 169 of 169 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #tobacco #smoking #public health #risk factors #NCDs #WHO #prevalence

Data Source

This data comes from World Health Organization (WHO) (2022).

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