Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 11.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 11.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Sierra Leone peaked at 44.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 125th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.7% | — |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 11.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 11.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 29.9% | 44.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.8% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Sierra Leone was 11.3% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Sierra Leone ranks 125th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.