Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ghana
Ghana: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 3.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Ghana peaked at 7.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 165th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 20% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 33% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Ghana?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ghana was 3.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Ghana ranks 165th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.