Prevalence of current tobacco use in Serbia
Serbia: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 39.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 39.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Serbia peaked at 41.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 4th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.8% | — |
| 2005 | 41.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 40.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 39.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 39.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.1%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 40.9% | 41.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 40.1% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.6% | 39.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 1 Timor-Leste 48.8% compare
- 2 Lebanon 46.9% compare
- 3 Myanmar 43.4% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 38.7% compare
More health data for Serbia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Serbia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Serbia was 39.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Serbia ranks 4th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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.