Afghanistan vs Algeria: Prevalence of current tobacco use

Afghanistan
22.1%
in 2024
Algeria
22.4%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
67th
Algeria rank
64th

Prevalence of current tobacco use over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
010203040200020122024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 22.4% against 22.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 67th and Algeria ranks 64th of 166 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Algeria Difference Ahead
2000s 34.4% 20.5% 13.9% Afghanistan
2010s 28.0% 20.9% 7.1% Afghanistan
2020s 22.8% 22.1% 0.6% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Afghanistan or Algeria?
Algeria, at 22.4% against 22.1% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Afghanistan and Algeria?
0.3%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Algeria?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Algeria rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
Afghanistan ranks 67th and Algeria ranks 64th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults)
Unit
% of adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.