Prevalence of current tobacco use in Tonga
Tonga: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 32.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Tonga, 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 Tonga stood at 32.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Tonga peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 22nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 32.6% | 33.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 32.0% | 32.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Tonga?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Tonga was 32.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Tonga ranks 22nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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.