Prevalence of current tobacco use in Gabon
Gabon: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 13.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 13.3%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Gabon peaked at 14.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 109th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3% | — |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Gabon?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Gabon was 13.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Gabon ranks 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.