Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Brazil
Brazil: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 8.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 8.4% for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Brazil peaked at 17.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 74th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.9% | — |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.4% | 9.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 72 Marshall Islands 8.5% compare
- 72 South Africa 8.5% compare
- 74 Georgia 8.4% compare
- 74 New Zealand 8.4% compare
- 77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8.3% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0119 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Brazil?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Brazil was 8.4% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Brazil ranks 74th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.