Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 30.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 30.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Pacific island small states peaked at 37.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2024.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2005 | 35.4% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 34.7% | 37.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.1% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 30.2% | 31.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0539 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Pacific island small states?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pacific island small states was 30.2% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.