Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption in Peru
Peru: Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption was 4.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2024. ▼ Falling
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption in Peru, 2014–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Cigarettes per smoker per day.
Analysis
In 2024, risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in Peru stood at 4.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in Peru peaked at 5.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day, in 2018.
That places Peru 23rd out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption in Peru, year by year
| Year | Cigarettes per smoker per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | — |
| 2015 | 5.4 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 5 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 3.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 4.9 Cigarettes per smoker per day | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 4.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 3.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 5.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.26 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 3.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 4.9 Cigarettes per smoker per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 20 Switzerland 9.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 21 Mexico 8.3 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
- 22 Costa Rica 7 Cigarettes per smoker per day compare
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 782 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in Peru?
- Risk factors for health — tobacco consumption in Peru was 4.2 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest risk factors for health — tobacco consumption recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2014.
- What is the lowest risk factors for health — tobacco consumption recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day in 2018.
- How does Peru rank for risk factors for health — tobacco consumption?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is risk factors for health — tobacco consumption rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Risk factors for health — Tobacco consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unhealthy lifestyles and poor environments cause millions of people to die prematurely. Smoking, harmful alcohol use, physical inactivity and obesity are the root cause of many chronic conditions. This dataset presents the latest data for tobacco consumption (including daily smokers by age and sex), vaping (by age and sex), alcohol consumption, fruits and vegetables consumption, as well as measured and self-reported data on overweight and obesity. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.