Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burundi
Burundi: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 10.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burundi, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use in Burundi stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Burundi peaked at 27.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Burundi ranks 132nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2005 | 21.8% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 10.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 10.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 19.9% | 27.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.1% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.1% | 11.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 129 Zimbabwe 11.0% compare
- 130 Mozambique 10.5% compare
- 131 Cape Verde 10.4% compare
- 132 Ecuador 10.1% compare
- 132 Rwanda 10.1% compare
- 135 Mauritania 9.9% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Burundi?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Burundi was 10.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Burundi ranks 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.