Prevalence of current tobacco use in Oman
Oman: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use in Oman is 8.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Oman peaked at 8.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Oman ranks 142nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2005 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.3% | 8.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 139 United Arab Emirates 9.0% compare
- 140 Comoros 8.9% compare
- 140 Malawi 8.9% compare
- 142 Belize 8.5% compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 8.3% compare
- 145 El Salvador 8.2% compare
- 145 Guinea-Bissau 8.2% compare
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % 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 Oman?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Oman was 8.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Oman ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.