Prevalence of current tobacco use in Small states
Small states: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Small states, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Small states recorded 23.5% 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 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Small states peaked at 33.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
That places Small states 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 27.9% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 29.3% | 33.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 25.9% | 27.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.5% | 24.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 10 Montenegro 37.2% compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% compare
- 12 Andorra 35.5% compare
- 12 Palestine, State of 35.5% compare
- 14 Naoero 34.8% compare
- 15 Latvia 34.6% compare
- 16 Croatia 34.4% compare
More health data for Small states
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate -0.7832 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0397 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0365 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.933 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Small states?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Small states was 23.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Small states rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Small states ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.