Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal

Senegal: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 10.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
10.2%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
158th
of 166 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2000
All-time low
10.2%
in 2024
Years of data
9
2000–2024

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal, 2000–2024

10152025302000201220242000: 29.6 % of male adults2005: 23.7 % of male adults2007: 21.6 % of male adults2010: 18.9 % of male adults2015: 15.2 % of male adults2020: 12.2 % of male adults2022: 11.1 % of male adults2023: 10.7 % of male adults2024: 10.2 % of male adults

Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.

Analysis

The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal is 10.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal peaked at 29.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2024.

Senegal ranks 158th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Senegal, 2000 to 2024.
Year % of male adults Change
2000 29.6%
2005 23.7% -19.9%
2007 21.6% -8.9%
2010 18.9% -12.5%
2015 15.2% -19.6%
2020 12.2% -19.7%
2022 11.1% -9.0%
2023 10.7% -3.6%
2024 10.2% -4.7%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 10.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 10.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.0% 21.6% 29.6% 3
2010s 17.0% 15.2% 18.9% 2
2020s 11.0% 10.2% 12.2% 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 155 Togo 10.8% compare
  2. 156 New Zealand 10.3% compare
  3. 156 Turkmenistan 10.3% compare
  4. 159 Paraguay 10.1% compare
  5. 160 Cameroon 10.0% compare
  6. 161 Iceland 9.4% compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More health data for Senegal

All data for Senegal →

Frequently asked questions

What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal?
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal was 10.2% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2024.
How does Senegal rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Senegal ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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, males (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-current-tobacco-use-males-percent-of-male-adults/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/prevalence-of-current-tobacco-use-males-percent-of-male-adults/senegal/">Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Senegal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of the male 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.