Prevalence of current tobacco use in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of current tobacco use was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 9.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use in United Arab Emirates peaked at 16.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2024.
United Arab Emirates ranks 139th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 9.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.2%, 42% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 9.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.6%, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 16.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 308.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use in United Arab Emirates?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use in United Arab Emirates was 9.0% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.