Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pakistan
Pakistan: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pakistan, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 17.9% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Pakistan peaked at 38.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2024.
Pakistan ranks 89th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.5% | — |
| 2005 | 32.6% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 17.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 17.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.6%, 87% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 30.6% | 38.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 23.6% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 17.9% | 20.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Pakistan was 17.9% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2024.
- How does Pakistan rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Pakistan ranks 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.