Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Mauritania
Mauritania: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 9.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Mauritania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 9.9% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Mauritania peaked at 19.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2024.
Mauritania ranks 146th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.9% | 11.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Mauritania?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Mauritania was 9.9% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritania rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Mauritania ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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