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Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) by country

Countries reporting
167
Highest
40.6%
Lebanon
Lowest
1.5%
Ghana
Median
12.5%
Years covered
31
2000–2030
Data points
1,837

What the numbers show

Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 40.6% in Lebanon; the lowest is 1.5% in Ghana.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.5%, and the mean is 13.8%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 146 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 31.2%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 50.9%).

Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Lebanon 40.6% 2030 up 20.8% rising
1 Cook Islands 20.0% 2030 down 19.4% falling
2 North Macedonia 40.2% 2030 up 0.8% flat
3 Timor-Leste 38.7% 2030 up 7.5% rising
4 Montenegro 33.5% 2030 up 1.2% flat
5 Serbia 32.3% 2030 down 2.7% falling
6 Bulgaria 31.1% 2030 down 6.3% falling
6 Palestine, State of 31.1% 2030 up 31.2% rising
6 Solomon Islands 31.1% 2030 down 2.8% falling
9 Indonesia 30.0% 2030 down 2.0% falling
10 Türkiye 28.4% 2030 down 4.1% falling
11 Croatia 27.9% 2030 down 2.4% falling
12 Jordan 27.4% 2030 up 1.9% rising
13 Papua New Guinea 27.3% 2030 down 11.7% falling
14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.6% 2030 down 8.6% falling
15 Kiribati 26.4% 2030 down 20.2% falling
16 Andorra 26.0% 2030 down 3.0% falling
17 Cyprus 25.7% 2030 down 9.5% falling
17 Tonga 25.7% 2030 down 2.3% falling
19 Tuvalu 25.2% 2030 down 12.8% falling
20 Georgia 25.0% 2030 down 1.6% falling
21 France 24.9% 2030 down 3.5% falling
22 Mongolia 24.8% 2030 down 6.1% flat
23 Hungary 24.4% 2030 down 10.3% falling
23 Republic of Moldova 24.4% 2030 up 6.6% rising
25 Naoero 23.6% 2030 down 20.0% falling
26 China 23.2% 2030 down 6.5% falling
27 Vanuatu 22.6% 2030 down 1.3% falling
28 Latvia 22.4% 2030 down 12.5% falling
29 Slovakia 22.3% 2030 down 5.9% falling
30 Greece 22.0% 2030 down 22.0% falling
31 Egypt 21.8% 2030 up 16.0% rising
32 Fiji 21.5% 2030 down 4.0% falling
32 Lesotho 21.5% 2030 up 17.5% rising
32 Marshall Islands 21.5% 2030 up 3.4% rising
32 Romania 21.5% 2030 down 12.6% falling
36 Lithuania 21.3% 2030 down 7.8% falling
37 Portugal 21.2% 2030 up 3.9% rising
38 Czechia 21.1% 2030 down 9.8% falling
38 Maldives 21.1% 2030 down 16.6% falling
40 Armenia 21.0% 2030 down 11.0% falling
41 Russian Federation 20.4% 2030 down 16.0% falling
42 Spain 20.3% 2030 down 14.3% falling
43 Chile 19.3% 2030 down 24.9% falling
44 Belarus 19.1% 2030 down 17.7% falling
45 Malta 18.9% 2030 down 13.3% falling
46 Italy 18.7% 2030 down 8.8% falling
47 Kuwait 18.6% 2030 up 5.7% falling
47 Luxembourg 18.6% 2030 down 7.9% falling
49 Argentina 18.5% 2030 down 14.7% falling
50 Tunisia 17.9% 2030 down 11.8% falling
51 South Africa 17.6% 2030 up 4.8% rising
52 Belgium 17.5% 2030 down 12.5% falling
53 Estonia 16.9% 2030 down 22.1% falling
53 Israel 16.9% 2030 down 13.8% falling
53 Slovenia 16.9% 2030 down 9.6% falling
56 Ukraine 16.8% 2030 down 21.1% falling
57 Poland 16.7% 2030 down 24.4% falling
58 Iraq 16.6% 2030 up 1.8% falling
59 Albania 16.4% 2030 down 15.5% falling
59 Samoa 16.4% 2030 down 19.2% falling
61 Kazakhstan 16.2% 2030 down 20.6% falling
62 Kyrgyzstan 15.9% 2030 down 14.5% falling
63 Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.8% 2030 down 22.5% falling
64 Algeria 15.7% 2030 up 4.0% flat
64 Libya 15.7% 2030 down 16.9% falling
66 Switzerland 15.6% 2030 down 14.8% falling
66 Malaysia 15.6% 2030 down 17.9% falling
68 Philippines 14.8% 2030 down 22.1% falling
69 Seychelles 14.6% 2030 down 15.1% falling
70 Thailand 14.1% 2030 down 19.0% falling
70 Viet Nam 14.1% 2030 down 14.0% falling
72 Republic of Korea 13.8% 2030 down 26.6% falling
72 Mauritius 13.8% 2030 down 18.8% falling
72 Uruguay 13.8% 2030 down 23.3% falling
75 Botswana 13.1% 2030 down 3.0% falling
76 Congo 13.0% 2030 up 21.5% rising
76 Mexico 13.0% 2030 down 12.8% falling
76 Palau 13.0% 2030 down 12.8% falling
79 Madagascar 12.9% 2030 down 7.9% falling
80 Austria 12.7% 2030 down 32.8% falling
80 Bahamas 12.7% 2030 up 19.8% rising
80 Germany 12.7% 2030 down 24.4% falling
83 Brunei Darussalam 12.5% 2030 down 12.6% falling
84 Japan 12.4% 2030 down 25.7% falling
84 Myanmar 12.4% 2030 down 20.5% falling
84 Qatar 12.4% 2030 down 5.3% falling
87 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.2% 2030 down 20.8% falling
88 Netherlands 12.0% 2030 down 24.5% falling
88 Saudi Arabia 12.0% 2030 up 0.8% rising
90 Azerbaijan 11.8% 2030 down 17.5% falling
90 Bahrain 11.8% 2030 down 16.3% falling
92 Singapore 11.4% 2030 down 11.6% falling
93 Ireland 11.2% 2030 down 29.6% falling
94 Nepal 11.0% 2030 down 24.1% falling
95 Gabon 10.7% 2030 down 2.7% falling
96 Bangladesh 10.6% 2030 down 20.3% falling
97 Cambodia 10.3% 2030 down 23.7% falling
98 Honduras 10.0% 2030 down 10.7% falling
99 Oman 9.8% 2030 up 11.4% rising
100 Saint Lucia 9.6% 2030 down 12.7% falling
101 Guatemala 9.3% 2030 down 8.8% falling
102 Finland 8.9% 2030 down 26.4% falling
102 Sri Lanka 8.9% 2030 down 8.2% falling
102 Zambia 8.9% 2030 down 7.3% falling
105 Brazil 8.7% 2030 down 25.0% falling
105 Cuba 8.7% 2030 down 34.6% falling
107 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.4% 2030 down 25.0% falling
108 Morocco 8.2% 2030 down 22.6% falling
109 Denmark 8.0% 2030 down 37.0% falling
109 Pakistan 8.0% 2030 down 20.8% falling
111 Ecuador 7.9% 2030 down 10.2% falling
112 Eswatini 7.8% 2030 up 6.8% rising
113 Jamaica 7.7% 2030 down 16.3% falling
114 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.5% 2030 down 8.5% falling
114 Peru 7.5% 2030 down 33.6% falling
116 United States of America 7.4% 2030 down 35.7% falling
117 Gambia 7.3% 2030 down 17.0% falling
117 Uzbekistan 7.3% 2030 down 16.1% falling
119 Guyana 6.9% 2030 down 32.4% falling
120 Belize 6.5% 2030 down 15.6% falling
120 Mauritania 6.5% 2030 down 15.6% falling
122 New Zealand 6.4% 2030 down 39.6% falling
123 Canada 6.2% 2030 down 38.0% falling
123 Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.2% 2030 down 22.5% falling
125 Afghanistan 6.1% 2030 down 26.5% falling
125 Sierra Leone 6.1% 2030 down 37.8% falling
127 United Arab Emirates 6.0% 2030 down 26.8% falling
127 Colombia 6.0% 2030 down 20.0% falling
129 Australia 5.9% 2030 down 35.2% falling
129 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.9% 2030 down 42.7% volatile
129 Zimbabwe 5.9% 2030 down 22.4% falling
132 Costa Rica 5.8% 2030 down 28.4% falling
132 Niger 5.8% 2030 down 3.3% falling
132 El Salvador 5.8% 2030 down 21.6% falling
135 Bhutan 5.5% 2030 down 21.4% falling
135 Haiti 5.5% 2030 down 9.8% falling
137 Guinea-Bissau 5.2% 2030 down 22.4% falling
138 Burundi 5.1% 2030 down 19.0% falling
138 Burkina Faso 5.1% 2030 down 27.1% falling
140 Côte d'Ivoire 5.0% 2030 down 32.4% falling
140 Mozambique 5.0% 2030 down 32.4% falling
142 Cape Verde 4.9% 2030 down 16.9% falling
143 Kenya 4.6% 2030 down 29.2% falling
143 Mali 4.6% 2030 down 23.3% falling
143 Chad 4.6% 2030 down 11.5% falling
146 Norway 4.4% 2030 down 47.0% volatile
147 Malawi 4.1% 2030 down 28.1% falling
148 Sweden 4.0% 2030 down 43.7% volatile
149 Senegal 3.6% 2030 down 29.4% falling
149 Sao Tome and Principe 3.6% 2030 unchanged rising
151 Comoros 3.5% 2030 down 38.6% volatile
152 Iceland 3.3% 2030 down 45.9% volatile
152 Turkmenistan 3.3% 2030 down 29.8% falling
154 Benin 3.2% 2030 down 20.0% falling
155 Cameroon 3.1% 2030 down 32.6% falling
155 Togo 3.1% 2030 down 22.5% falling
155 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.1% 2030 down 43.6% volatile
158 Panama 3.0% 2030 down 34.8% falling
158 Uganda 3.0% 2030 down 30.2% falling
160 India 2.9% 2030 down 43.1% volatile
161 Paraguay 2.8% 2030 down 50.9% volatile
161 Rwanda 2.8% 2030 down 36.4% falling
163 Liberia 2.6% 2030 down 36.6% falling
164 Ethiopia 2.4% 2030 down 7.7% falling
165 Nigeria 1.9% 2030 down 26.9% falling
166 Ghana 1.5% 2030 down 25.0% falling

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Indicator
Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
167 places, 1,837 data points, 2000–2030
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