Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 7.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Cote d'Ivoire, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 7.3% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 21.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 7.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 45% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 7.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 74% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 15.5% | 21.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Cote d'Ivoire was 7.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 156th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.