Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bahrain
Bahrain: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bahrain, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 5.9% for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bahrain peaked at 6.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2022.
Bahrain ranks 87th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bahrain?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Bahrain was 5.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2022.
- How does Bahrain rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Bahrain ranks 87th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of female adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.