Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Kuwait
Kuwait: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 19.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 19.4% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Kuwait peaked at 20.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 89th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.9% | — |
| 2005 | 20.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 20.4% | 20.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Kuwait?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Kuwait was 19.4% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Kuwait ranks 89th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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