Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Cameroon
Cameroon: Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
161st
of 167 countries
All-time high
27.9
in 2000
All-time low
10
in 2024
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 10 for comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Cameroon peaked at 27.9 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 161st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.9 | — |
| 2005 | 22.2 | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 20.4 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 17.9 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 11.7 | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 10.8 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 10 | -2.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 10 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 10 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9, 63% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5 | 20.4 | 27.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.15 | 14.4 | 17.9 | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.7 | 10 | 11.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Cameroon?
- Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking in Cameroon was 10 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9 in 2000.
- What is the lowest comparing the share of men and women who are smoking recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for comparing the share of men and women who are smoking?
- Cameroon ranks 161st out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is comparing the share of men and women who are smoking rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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