Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 18.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 18.9% 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 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 27.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 24.1% | 27.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.1% | 22.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More health data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0305 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 18.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.