Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 22.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Southern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 22.2% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Southern Africa peaked at 22.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2000.
Southern Africa ranks 12th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 9 Solomon Islands 38.4% compare
- 10 Kiribati 37.7% compare
- 11 Montenegro 37.2% compare
- 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% compare
- 13 Andorra 35.5% compare
- 14 Naoero 34.8% compare
- 15 Latvia 34.6% compare
More health data for Southern Africa
- Tuberculosis incidence 386 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 59.71 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 136.6 (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 97.6% (2025)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 1.72 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 58.64 (2024)
- International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 51.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Southern Africa?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in Southern Africa was 22.2% 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Southern Africa ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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