Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Qatar
Qatar: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 12.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 12.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Qatar peaked at 12.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2010.
Qatar ranks 112th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 12.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 59% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 12.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.6%, 61% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Qatar?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Qatar was 12.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2010.
- How does Qatar rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Qatar ranks 112th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.