Prevalence of current tobacco use in Chad
Chad: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 7.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Chad, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Chad recorded 7.4% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Chad peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2024.
That places Chad 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 41,435 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Chad?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Chad was 7.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2024.
- How does Chad rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Chad ranks 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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.