Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in United Republic of Tanzania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 7.7% for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 29.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2024.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 21.9% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.6% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 2 |
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- Neonatal mortality rate 19.9 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.71 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 37 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 172 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 278.94 million constant US$ (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.6429 per 1000 uninfected pop (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 49 index (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 275.84 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 85.0% (2022)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 136.72 per 1,000 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged in United Republic of Tanzania was 7.7% 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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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