Prevalence of current tobacco use in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 12.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Peru, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Peru recorded 12.4% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Peru peaked at 32.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2024.
Peru ranks 114th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 24.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.5% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.6% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 14.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 111 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.8% compare
- 112 Morocco 12.5% compare
- 112 Qatar 12.5% compare
- 115 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12.3% compare
- 115 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 12.3% compare
- 117 Honduras 12.1% compare
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.2081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.8302 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Peru?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Peru was 12.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Peru ranks 114th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.