Share of women who are smoking in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of women who are smoking was 1.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.3
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
144th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3.8
in 2000
All-time low
1.3
in 2024
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Share of women who are smoking in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are smoking in Cameroon stood at 1.3. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are smoking in Cameroon peaked at 3.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 144th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of women who are smoking in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9 | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6 | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.45, 53% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.4, 54% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.15 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.45 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are smoking in Cameroon?
- Share of women who are smoking in Cameroon was 1.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are smoking recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who are smoking recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of women who are smoking?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are smoking rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are smoking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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