Prevalence of current tobacco use in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 38.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands stood at 38.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Solomon Islands peaked at 42.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2023.
That places Solomon Islands 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2005 | 41.5% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 38.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 38.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 38.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.1%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 41.1% | 42.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 39.5% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.4% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 5 North Macedonia 39.6% compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 39.3% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 38.7% compare
- 9 Kiribati 37.7% compare
- 10 Montenegro 37.2% compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.1% compare
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % 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 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Solomon Islands was 38.4% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2023.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Solomon Islands ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.