Prevalence of current tobacco use in Argentina
Argentina: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 23.5% 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Argentina peaked at 33.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 57th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.1% | — |
| 2005 | 30.8% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -2.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 23.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 23.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.9% | 33.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 26.7% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 24.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Argentina?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Argentina was 23.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Argentina ranks 57th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.