Prevalence of current tobacco use in Algeria
Algeria: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Algeria, 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 Algeria stood at 22.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Algeria peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2000.
That places Algeria 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.7% | 21.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0465 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Algeria?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Algeria was 22.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Algeria ranks 64th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.