Prevalence of current tobacco use in Lebanon
Lebanon: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 46.9%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Lebanon peaked at 46.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 2nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3% | — |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | +1.3% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 46.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 46.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.6%, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.3% | 37.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 38.9% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 44.5% | 46.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 1 Timor-Leste 48.8% compare
- 3 Myanmar 43.4% compare
- 4 Serbia 39.7% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Lebanon?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Lebanon was 46.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Lebanon ranks 2nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.