Prevalence of current tobacco use in Iraq
Iraq: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 20.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Iraq, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 20.1% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Iraq peaked at 23.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2024.
Iraq ranks 79th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.1% | — |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | -0.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 20.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 20.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.6%, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.7% | 23.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 21.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 20.1% | 20.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 Iraq?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Iraq was 20.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2024.
- How does Iraq rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Iraq ranks 79th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.