Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Benin stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Benin peaked at 5.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
Benin ranks 139th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.4% | — |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 65% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Benin?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Benin was 1.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.