Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Brunei
Brunei: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 14.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Brunei, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 14.5% 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 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Brunei peaked at 19.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2024.
Brunei ranks 105th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Brunei, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.0% | — |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -0.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 14.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 68% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 14.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 63% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.9% | 16.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.5% | 15.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 102 North Korea 15.6% compare
- 103 Bahrain 15.4% compare
- 104 Saudi Arabia 14.7% compare
- 106 Zambia 14.3% compare
- 107 Saint Lucia 13.9% compare
- 108 Singapore 13.8% compare
More health data for Brunei
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3926 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7116 % 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 0.032 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.7964 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Brunei?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Brunei was 14.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- How does Brunei rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Brunei ranks 105th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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.