Prevalence of current tobacco use in Arab World
Arab World: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 21.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Arab World, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in Arab World is 21.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Arab World peaked at 21.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2015.
Arab World ranks 20th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5% | — |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.8% | 21.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Arab World?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Arab World was 21.0% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2015.
- How does Arab World rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Arab World ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Arab World 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.