Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of current tobacco use was 19.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 19.3% 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 28.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.6% | — |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 24.8% | 28.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.7% | 23.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.3% | 20.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0257 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0252 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0551 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 19.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 29th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.