Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ukraine
Ukraine: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 23.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ukraine, 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 Ukraine is 23.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in Ukraine peaked at 42.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 55th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.0% | — |
| 2005 | 37.3% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.3% | 35.6% | 42.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 29.3% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.7% | 26.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in Ukraine?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in Ukraine was 23.7% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Ukraine ranks 55th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.