Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) was 9.7% in 2030. ▲ Rising
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2030
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 9.7% for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in 2030. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9.7% in 2030 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 100th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2030 | 9.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2030s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia?
- Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) in Saudi Arabia was 9.7% in 2030, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2030.
- What is the lowest estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 100th out of 167 countries with data for 2030.
- Is estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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