Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador stood at 8.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in El Salvador peaked at 15.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 8.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 39% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 8.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.8%, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 15.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in El Salvador?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in El Salvador was 8.2% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- El Salvador ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.