Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Uganda
Uganda: Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 7.5% for prevalence of current tobacco use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Uganda peaked at 24.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2024.
Uganda ranks 151st of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 7.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.1%, 74% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 7.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.9%, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 17.3% | 24.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.6% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Uganda?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Uganda was 7.5% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Uganda ranks 151st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.