Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lebanon
Lebanon: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 40.9% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lebanon, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2030, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lebanon stood at 40.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lebanon peaked at 40.9% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2030, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.1% | — |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 28.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | +1.6% |
| 2030 | 40.9% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 24.1% | 27.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.5% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 33.9% | 37.2% | 5 |
| 2030s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 1 Serbia 51.8% compare
- 3 North Macedonia 39.7% compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 39.6% compare
- 5 Bulgaria 35.2% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0108 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.009 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lebanon?
- Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Lebanon was 40.9% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
- Lebanon ranks 2nd out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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