Prevalence of current tobacco use in Switzerland
Switzerland: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 23.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 23.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Switzerland peaked at 30.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 59th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.4% | — |
| 2005 | 28.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.9% | 30.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 25.6% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.1% | 24.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Switzerland?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Switzerland was 23.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Switzerland ranks 59th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.