Prevalence of current tobacco use in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 8.2% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 21.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2024.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.3% | — |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 8.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 81% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 8.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 15.5% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Guinea-Bissau?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.