Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nigeria
Nigeria: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.4% for prevalence of current tobacco use, females in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nigeria peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 161st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.5%, 16% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4%, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nigeria?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, females in Nigeria was 0.4% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, females recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Nigeria ranks 161st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, females rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.