Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Ghana
Ghana: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Ghana stood at 3.3%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Ghana peaked at 7.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2024.
That places Ghana 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Ghana?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Ghana was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Ghana ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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