Prevalence of current tobacco use in Singapore
Singapore: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 13.8% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Singapore peaked at 17.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2024.
That places Singapore 108th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2005 | 16.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -0.7% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 13.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 13.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 105 Brunei Darussalam 14.5% compare
- 106 Zambia 14.3% compare
- 107 Saint Lucia 13.9% compare
- 109 Gabon 13.3% compare
- 110 Norway 12.9% compare
- 111 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.8% compare
More health data for Singapore
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,924 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % 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 0.0196 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.52 % 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 Singapore?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Singapore was 13.8% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Singapore ranks 108th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.