Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Niger
Niger: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Niger is 7.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Niger peaked at 9.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
That places Niger 163rd 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.7% | — |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Niger?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Niger was 7.4% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Niger ranks 163rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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