Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 11.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 11.5%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Eswatini peaked at 11.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 11.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 11.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.8% | 11.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Eswatini?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Eswatini was 11.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Eswatini ranks 123rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.