Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 7.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 7.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Tanzania peaked at 29.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2024.
That places Tanzania 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2005 | 21.9% | -25.8% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | -24.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 7.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 7.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 19.5% | 29.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.6% | 16.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Tanzania?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Tanzania was 7.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Tanzania ranks 150th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.