Prevalence of current tobacco use in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 22.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 22.1% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Afghanistan peaked at 38.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2024.
Afghanistan ranks 67th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2005 | 33.5% | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -1.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 22.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 22.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.6%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.4% | 31.8% | 38.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 26.4% | 29.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 22.1% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Afghanistan?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Afghanistan was 22.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Afghanistan ranks 67th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the 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.