Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized) by country
Countries reporting
167
Highest
51.8%
Serbia
Lowest
1.6%
Ghana
Median
13.1%
Years covered
31
2000–2030
Data points
1,837
What the numbers show
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 51.8% in Serbia; the lowest is 1.6% in Ghana.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.1%, and the mean is 14.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 142 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 44.3%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 50.9%).
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 51.8% | 2030 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 23.2% | 2030 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 2 | Lebanon | 40.9% | 2030 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 39.7% | 2030 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 4 | East Timor | 39.6% | 2030 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 35.2% | 2030 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 6 | Montenegro | 33.9% | 2030 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 32.2% | 2030 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Palestine | 32.1% | 2030 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 30.4% | 2030 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 10 | France | 30.0% | 2030 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Indonesia | 30.0% | 2030 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 12 | Andorra | 29.2% | 2030 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Turkey | 29.1% | 2030 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.2% | 2030 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 15 | Moldova | 28.0% | 2030 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 16 | Georgia | 27.6% | 2030 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 17 | Kiribati | 27.5% | 2030 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 18 | Tonga | 27.3% | 2030 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Hungary | 27.2% | 2030 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 20 | Jordan | 27.1% | 2030 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 21 | Cyprus | 26.9% | 2030 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 26.9% | 2030 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 26.9% | 2030 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 25.5% | 2030 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 25 | Mongolia | 25.4% | 2030 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 25.2% | 2030 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 27 | Greece | 24.7% | 2030 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 24.7% | 2030 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 29 | Slovakia | 24.6% | 2030 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 24.3% | 2030 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 24.3% | 2030 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 32 | Nauru | 23.5% | 2030 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 23.2% | 2030 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 34 | Lesotho | 23.0% | 2030 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 35 | Armenia | 22.9% | 2030 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 36 | Russia | 22.7% | 2030 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 37 | Vanuatu | 22.3% | 2030 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 38 | Egypt | 22.0% | 2030 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 39 | China | 21.9% | 2030 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 40 | Fiji | 21.8% | 2030 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 41 | Belarus | 21.2% | 2030 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 21.2% | 2030 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 21.2% | 2030 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 20.7% | 2030 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 45 | Chile | 20.2% | 2030 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 20.0% | 2030 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 47 | Belgium | 19.3% | 2030 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 48 | Argentina | 19.2% | 2030 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 49 | Estonia | 19.1% | 2030 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 49 | Slovenia | 19.1% | 2030 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 49 | Ukraine | 19.1% | 2030 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 52 | Tunisia | 18.5% | 2030 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 53 | South Africa | 17.9% | 2030 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 54 | Switzerland | 17.7% | 2030 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 55 | Israel | 17.6% | 2030 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 17.4% | 2030 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 57 | Iraq | 17.0% | 2030 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 57 | Samoa | 17.0% | 2030 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 16.8% | 2030 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 59 | Maldives | 16.8% | 2030 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.5% | 2030 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 62 | Albania | 16.2% | 2030 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 62 | Laos | 16.2% | 2030 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 15.6% | 2030 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 65 | Libya | 15.5% | 2030 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 66 | South Korea | 15.0% | 2030 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 67 | Germany | 14.9% | 2030 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 67 | Malaysia | 14.9% | 2030 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 67 | Philippines | 14.9% | 2030 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 70 | Austria | 14.8% | 2030 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 71 | Kuwait | 14.7% | 2030 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 71 | Uruguay | 14.7% | 2030 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 73 | Mauritius | 14.5% | 2030 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 74 | Japan | 14.4% | 2030 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 75 | Thailand | 14.3% | 2030 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 75 | Vietnam | 14.3% | 2030 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 77 | Bahamas | 13.5% | 2030 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 77 | Congo | 13.5% | 2030 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 77 | Seychelles | 13.5% | 2030 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 80 | Mexico | 13.4% | 2030 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 81 | Palau | 13.2% | 2030 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 82 | Botswana | 13.1% | 2030 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | 13.1% | 2030 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 84 | Netherlands | 12.9% | 2030 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 85 | Myanmar | 12.5% | 2030 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 86 | Nepal | 12.1% | 2030 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 12.0% | 2030 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 87 | Ireland | 12.0% | 2030 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 89 | Brunei | 11.7% | 2030 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 90 | North Korea | 11.6% | 2030 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 91 | Singapore | 11.5% | 2030 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 11.1% | 2030 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 93 | Cambodia | 10.9% | 2030 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 94 | Gabon | 10.6% | 2030 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 95 | Finland | 10.4% | 2030 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 96 | Zambia | 10.2% | 2030 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 97 | Honduras | 10.1% | 2030 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 9.8% | 2030 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 9.7% | 2030 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 100 | Bahrain | 9.3% | 2030 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 100 | Guatemala | 9.3% | 2030 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 9.1% | 2030 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 103 | Pakistan | 8.8% | 2030 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 104 | Brazil | 8.6% | 2030 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 105 | Bolivia | 8.5% | 2030 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 105 | Qatar | 8.5% | 2030 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 107 | Eswatini | 8.4% | 2030 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 108 | Denmark | 8.2% | 2030 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 108 | Morocco | 8.2% | 2030 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.1% | 2030 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 110 | Cuba | 8.1% | 2030 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 112 | Ecuador | 8.0% | 2030 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 112 | Gambia | 8.0% | 2030 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 114 | United States | 7.7% | 2030 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 115 | Jamaica | 7.6% | 2030 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 115 | Peru | 7.6% | 2030 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 117 | Guyana | 7.3% | 2030 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 7.3% | 2030 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 119 | Zimbabwe | 7.1% | 2030 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 7.0% | 2030 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 120 | Oman | 7.0% | 2030 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 6.8% | 2030 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Canada | 6.7% | 2030 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 124 | Belize | 6.5% | 2030 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 125 | Australia | 6.4% | 2030 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 125 | United Kingdom | 6.4% | 2030 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Mauritania | 6.3% | 2030 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 128 | Mozambique | 6.1% | 2030 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 128 | El Salvador | 6.1% | 2030 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 5.9% | 2030 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 130 | Colombia | 5.9% | 2030 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 5.9% | 2030 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 130 | Haiti | 5.9% | 2030 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 134 | Burundi | 5.8% | 2030 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 134 | Iran | 5.8% | 2030 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.7% | 2030 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 136 | Niger | 5.7% | 2030 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 5.4% | 2030 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 139 | Bhutan | 5.3% | 2030 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 140 | Malawi | 5.2% | 2030 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.1% | 2030 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 141 | Kenya | 5.1% | 2030 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 4.9% | 2030 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 143 | Chad | 4.9% | 2030 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 4.8% | 2030 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 146 | Mali | 4.7% | 2030 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 147 | Norway | 4.5% | 2030 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Sweden | 4.1% | 2030 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.0% | 2030 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 150 | Uganda | 3.9% | 2030 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 151 | Senegal | 3.8% | 2030 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 152 | Tanzania | 3.7% | 2030 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Benin | 3.6% | 2030 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 153 | Comoros | 3.6% | 2030 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cameroon | 3.5% | 2030 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 156 | Iceland | 3.4% | 2030 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Rwanda | 3.4% | 2030 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Togo | 3.4% | 2030 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 3.4% | 2030 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 160 | Liberia | 3.1% | 2030 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 161 | Panama | 3.0% | 2030 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 162 | Ethiopia | 2.8% | 2030 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 162 | India | 2.8% | 2030 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Paraguay | 2.8% | 2030 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Nigeria | 2.0% | 2030 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 166 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2030 | down 30.4% | falling |