Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Egypt
Egypt: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 22.0% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Egypt, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Egypt stood at 22.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Egypt peaked at 22.0% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2000.
That places Egypt 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2030 | 22.0% | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 14.4% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2030s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Egypt?
- Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Egypt was 22.0% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
- Egypt ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) (age-standardized). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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