Prevalence of current tobacco use in Senegal
Senegal: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use in Senegal stood at 5.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Senegal peaked at 15.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2024.
Senegal ranks 160th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.6% | — |
| 2005 | 12.5% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.4% | 15.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.4% | 6.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Senegal?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Senegal was 5.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2024.
- How does Senegal rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Senegal ranks 160th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.