Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahrain
Bahrain: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 15.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 15.4% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahrain peaked at 21.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2024.
That places Bahrain 103rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2005 | 19.6% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.1% | 21.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 15.4% | 16.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 100 Denmark 15.7% compare
- 100 Mexico 15.7% compare
- 102 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 15.6% compare
- 104 Saudi Arabia 14.7% compare
- 105 Brunei Darussalam 14.5% compare
- 106 Zambia 14.3% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4635 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 476.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 41 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6427 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0292 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2418 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 Bahrain?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Bahrain was 15.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- How does Bahrain rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Bahrain ranks 103rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.