social2022

Share of adults who smoke or use tobacco (age-standardized)

Name: Share of adults who smoke or use tobacco (age-standardized)
Creator: Our World in Data
Keywords: social, % of adults, share, adults, who, smoke, use, tobacco, age, standardized

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•167 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

20.4% of adults

Median: 19.7% of adults

Countries Covered

167

with available data

Highest

Timor-Leste

48.6% of adults

Lowest

Nigeria

3.3% of adults

Top 5 Countries

1Timor-Leste48.6% of adults

2Lebanon45.6% of adults

3Myanmar44.5% of adults

4Papua New Guinea40.5% of adults

5Kiribati39.7% of adults

By Region

Europe26.1% of adults(32 countries)

Asia21.6% of adults(24 countries)

Other19.4% of adults(90 countries)

South America16.7% of adults(7 countries)

North America14.2% of adults(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.3% of adults)High (48.6% of adults)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.4% of adults)

Europe (32)

Asia (24)

Other (90)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Africa (8)

Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Timor-Leste	48.6% of adults
2	Lebanon	45.6% of adults
3	Myanmar	44.5% of adults
4	Papua New Guinea	40.5% of adults
5	Kiribati	39.7% of adults
6	Serbia	39.6% of adults
7	The Republic of North Macedonia	39.6% of adults
8	Bulgaria	39.1% of adults
9	Solomon Islands	38.6% of adults
10	Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.6% of adults
11	Montenegro	37.1% of adults
12	Nauru	36.6% of adults
13	Andorra	35.4% of adults
14	Latvia	35.3% of adults
15	State of Palestine	34.8% of adults
16	Croatia	34.5% of adults
17	Tuvalu	34.3% of adults
18	Jordan	33.8% of adults
19	France	33.7% of adults
20	Bangladesh	33.3% of adults
21	Cyprus	32.8% of adults
22	Georgia	32.8% of adults
23	Lithuania	32.3% of adults
24	Tonga	32.0% of adults
25	Greece	31.5% of adults
26	Hungary	31.3% of adults
27	Indonesia	31.2% of adults
28	Türkiye	31.1% of adults
29	Nepal	30.4% of adults
30	Romania	30.4% of adults
31	Belarus	30.2% of adults
32	Mongolia	29.9% of adults
33	Marshall Islands	29.6% of adults
34	Slovakia	29.6% of adults
35	Cook Islands	29.0% of adults
36	Czech Republic	28.8% of adults
37	Moldova, Republic of	28.3% of adults
38	Spain	28.1% of adults
39	Portugal	28.0% of adults
40	Chile	27.9% of adults
41	Russian Federation	27.8% of adults
42	Lesotho	27.7% of adults
43	Estonia	27.5% of adults
44	Lao People's Democratic Republic	26.8% of adults
45	Madagascar	26.8% of adults
46	Maldives	26.6% of adults
47	Armenia	26.6% of adults
48	Fiji	26.4% of adults
49	Austria	25.3% of adults
50	Tunisia	25.2% of adults
51	Malta	25.0% of adults
52	Vanuatu	25.0% of adults
53	Ukraine	24.9% of adults
54	Libya	24.8% of adults
55	Luxembourg	24.7% of adults
56	India	24.4% of adults
57	Egypt	24.4% of adults
58	Argentina	24.3% of adults
59	Samoa	24.1% of adults
60	Belgium	24.0% of adults
61	Switzerland	23.6% of adults
62	Palau	23.5% of adults
63	South Africa	23.5% of adults
64	People's Republic of China	23.1% of adults
65	Kyrgyzstan	23.0% of adults
66	Afghanistan	22.9% of adults
67	Germany	22.8% of adults
68	Poland	22.8% of adults
69	Italy	22.7% of adults
70	Finland	22.4% of adults
71	Albania	22.3% of adults
72	Kazakhstan	22.1% of adults
73	Algeria	22.1% of adults
74	Israel	21.8% of adults
75	Sweden	21.8% of adults
76	Vietnam	21.7% of adults
77	Netherlands	21.4% of adults
78	Sri Lanka	21.3% of adults
79	Slovenia	21.2% of adults
80	Philippines	20.9% of adults
81	Uruguay	20.3% of adults
82	Iraq	20.2% of adults
83	Bhutan	20.2% of adults
84	Cambodia	19.7% of adults
85	South Korea	19.6% of adults
86	Kuwait	19.3% of adults
87	Azerbaijan	19.3% of adults
88	Ireland	19.2% of adults
89	Pakistan	19.0% of adults
90	Botswana	18.8% of adults
91	Japan	18.5% of adults
92	Thailand	18.4% of adults
93	Mauritius	18.2% of adults
94	Seychelles	17.8% of adults
95	Malaysia	17.4% of adults
96	Cuba	17.3% of adults
97	Denmark	17.0% of adults
98	United States of America	17.0% of adults
99	Uzbekistan	17.0% of adults
100	Bahamas	17.0% of adults
101	North Korea	16.4% of adults
102	Mexico	16.1% of adults
103	Bahrain	15.7% of adults
104	Republic of the Congo	15.5% of adults
105	Saudi Arabia	14.7% of adults
106	Brunei Darussalam	14.7% of adults
107	Zambia	14.6% of adults
108	Norway	14.4% of adults
109	Saint Lucia	14.2% of adults
110	Singapore	14.1% of adults
111	United Kingdom	14.0% of adults
112	Peru	13.4% of adults
113	Gabon	13.3% of adults
114	Morocco	13.0% of adults
115	Bolivia	13.0% of adults
116	Democratic Republic of the Congo	12.7% of adults
117	Sierra Leone	12.7% of adults
118	Guyana	12.5% of adults
119	Islamic Republic of Iran	12.5% of adults
120	Qatar	12.5% of adults
121	Burkina Faso	12.5% of adults
122	Brazil	12.5% of adults
123	Honduras	12.4% of adults
124	Australia	12.4% of adults
125	Canada	12.1% of adults
126	Jamaica	11.9% of adults
127	Republic of The Gambia	11.7% of adults
128	Rwanda	11.6% of adults
129	Zimbabwe	11.6% of adults
130	Mozambique	11.5% of adults
131	Guatemala	11.4% of adults
132	Eswatini	11.4% of adults
133	Cape Verde	11.0% of adults
134	Burundi	10.9% of adults
135	Ecuador	10.4% of adults
136	Mauritania	10.4% of adults
137	New Zealand	10.3% of adults
138	Comoros	10.2% of adults
139	Iceland	10.2% of adults
140	Kenya	10.2% of adults
141	Malawi	9.6% of adults
142	United Arab Emirates	9.4% of adults
143	Belize	8.8% of adults
144	El Salvador	8.6% of adults
145	Guinea-Bissau	8.6% of adults
146	United Republic of Tanzania	8.6% of adults
147	Costa Rica	8.4% of adults
148	Oman	8.4% of adults
149	Colombia	8.3% of adults
150	Uganda	8.3% of adults
151	Haiti	8.2% of adults
152	Sao Tome and Principe	8.1% of adults
153	Cote d'Ivoire	8.0% of adults
154	Mali	7.9% of adults
155	Benin	7.8% of adults
156	Chad	7.7% of adults
157	Niger	7.5% of adults
158	Paraguay	7.3% of adults
159	Togo	6.3% of adults
160	Cameroon	6.1% of adults
161	Senegal	5.9% of adults
162	Liberia	5.8% of adults
163	Turkmenistan	5.8% of adults
164	Ethiopia	5.3% of adults
165	Panama	5.3% of adults
166	Ghana	3.5% of adults
167	Nigeria	3.3% of adults

Showing 167 of 167 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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