Prevalence of current tobacco use in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 11.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 22.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2024.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2005 | 19.0% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 17.9% | 22.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 14.4% | 16.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.7% | 12.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0284 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Africa Eastern and Southern was 11.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2024.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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.