Prevalence of current tobacco use in Botswana
Botswana: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 18.0% 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 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Botswana peaked at 33.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
That places Botswana 88th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.9% | — |
| 2005 | 28.9% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 27.3% | 33.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.1% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Botswana?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Botswana was 18.0% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Botswana ranks 88th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.