Prevalence of current tobacco use in Rwanda
Rwanda: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 10.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 10.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Rwanda peaked at 42.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Rwanda ranks 132nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -26.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -28.1% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 29.7% | 42.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.5% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 129 Zimbabwe 11.0% compare
- 130 Mozambique 10.5% compare
- 131 Cape Verde 10.4% compare
- 132 Burundi 10.1% compare
- 132 Ecuador 10.1% compare
- 135 Mauritania 9.9% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Rwanda?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Rwanda was 10.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Rwanda ranks 132nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.