Prevalence of current tobacco use in India
India: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 22.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in India, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
India recorded 22.6% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in India peaked at 55.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2024.
India ranks 63rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in India, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.7% | — |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 38.5% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 43.1% | 55.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 31.6% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.6% | 26.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in India?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in India was 22.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- How does India rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- India ranks 63rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.