Prevalence of current tobacco use in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 39.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 39.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Papua New Guinea peaked at 53.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2005 | 50.4% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 40.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 39.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 39.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 49.0% | 53.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 44.1% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.3% | 41.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Papua New Guinea was 39.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.