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social2024

Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•166 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
19.8value
Median: 19.0value
Countries Covered
166
with available data
Highest
Timor-Leste
48.8value
Lowest
Nigeria
3.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Timor-Leste48.8value
2Lebanon46.9value
3Myanmar43.4value
4Serbia39.7value
5The Republic of North Macedonia39.6value
By Region
Europe25.4value(32 countries)
Asia21.1value(24 countries)
Other18.8value(89 countries)
South America16.0value(7 countries)
North America13.5value(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.1value)High (48.8value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 19.8value)

Europe (32)
Asia (24)
Other (89)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Timor-Leste48.8value
2Lebanon46.9value
3Myanmar43.4value
4Serbia39.7value
5The Republic of North Macedonia39.6value
6Papua New Guinea39.3value
7Bulgaria38.7value
8Solomon Islands38.4value
9Kiribati37.7value
10Montenegro37.2value
11Bosnia and Herzegovina37.1value
12State of Palestine35.5value
13Andorra35.5value
14Nauru34.8value
15Latvia34.6value
16Croatia34.4value
17Jordan34.1value
18France33.6value
19Tuvalu33.4value
20Georgia33.0value
21Cyprus32.5value
22Tonga32.1value
23Bangladesh32.0value
24Lithuania31.4value
25Türkiye31.1value
26Indonesia31.0value
27Hungary30.8value
28Greece30.2value
29Marshall Islands29.9value
30Romania29.7value
31Mongolia29.5value
32Slovakia29.5value
33Belarus29.2value
34Moldova, Republic of28.8value
35Nepal28.7value
36Portugal28.6value
37Czech Republic28.4value
38Lesotho28.0value
39Spain27.6value
40Russian Federation27.0value
41Chile26.7value
42Armenia26.2value
43Estonia26.1value
44Fiji25.8value
45Madagascar25.6value
46Maldives25.5value
47Lao People's Democratic Republic25.4value
48Egypt25.0value
49Vanuatu24.9value
50Malta24.6value
51Luxembourg24.5value
52Tunisia24.4value
53Libya24.2value
54Austria23.8value
55South Africa23.7value
56Ukraine23.7value
57Argentina23.5value
58Belgium23.5value
59Switzerland23.1value
60Samoa23.1value
61Palau23.0value
62People's Republic of China22.8value
63India22.6value
64Italy22.4value
65Algeria22.4value
66Kyrgyzstan22.2value
67Afghanistan22.1value
68Germany22.0value
69Poland21.7value
70Finland21.4value
71Albania21.4value
72Israel21.2value
73Kazakhstan21.1value
74Vietnam21.1value
75Slovenia20.9value
76Sri Lanka20.7value
77Netherlands20.5value
78Sweden20.3value
79Iraq20.1value
80Philippines19.9value
81Bhutan19.6value
82Kuwait19.4value
83Uruguay19.3value
84Azerbaijan18.7value
85Cambodia18.6value
86South Korea18.6value
87Ireland18.2value
88Botswana18.0value
89Pakistan17.9value
90Thailand17.8value
91Mauritius17.7value
92Japan17.5value
93Seychelles17.3value
94Bahamas17.3value
95Malaysia16.9value
96Uzbekistan16.3value
97Republic of the Congo16.2value
98Cuba16.1value
99United States of America15.8value
100Denmark15.7value
101Mexico15.7value
102North Korea15.6value
103Bahrain15.4value
104Saudi Arabia14.7value
105Brunei Darussalam14.5value
106Zambia14.3value
107Saint Lucia13.9value
108Singapore13.8value
109Gabon13.3value
110Norway12.9value
111United Kingdom12.8value
112Morocco12.5value
113Qatar12.5value
114Peru12.4value
115Democratic Republic of the Congo12.3value
116Bolivia12.3value
117Honduras12.1value
118Islamic Republic of Iran11.9value
119Brazil11.9value
120Guyana11.7value
121Burkina Faso11.6value
122Australia11.6value
123Jamaica11.5value
124Eswatini11.5value
125Sierra Leone11.3value
126Canada11.2value
127Guatemala11.2value
128Republic of The Gambia11.1value
129Zimbabwe11.0value
130Mozambique10.5value
131Cape Verde10.4value
132Burundi10.1value
133Ecuador10.1value
134Rwanda10.1value
135Mauritania9.9value
136Kenya9.6value
137New Zealand9.3value
138Iceland9.2value
139United Arab Emirates9.0value
140Comoros8.9value
141Malawi8.9value
142Oman8.5value
143Belize8.5value
144Sao Tome and Principe8.3value
145El Salvador8.2value
146Guinea-Bissau8.2value
147Colombia8.0value
148Haiti8.0value
149Costa Rica7.9value
150United Republic of Tanzania7.7value
151Uganda7.5value
152Chad7.4value
153Benin7.4value
154Mali7.4value
155Niger7.4value
156Cote d'Ivoire7.3value
157Paraguay6.4value
158Togo5.8value
159Cameroon5.7value
160Senegal5.4value
161Turkmenistan5.4value
162Ethiopia5.2value
163Liberia5.2value
164Panama4.8value
165Ghana3.3value
166Nigeria3.1value
Showing 166 of 166 countries

Topics

#social#value#prevalence#current#tobacco#use#adults

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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