Prevalence of current tobacco use in Comoros
Comoros: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 8.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Comoros, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in Comoros is 8.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Comoros peaked at 57.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 140th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.0% | — |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -36.1% |
| 2007 | 30.4% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 30.4% | 57.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.2% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Comoros?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Comoros was 8.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Comoros ranks 140th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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.