Share of women who are smoking in Egypt
Egypt: Share of women who are smoking was 0.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 2000
All-time low
0.4
in 2020
Years of data
9
2000–2024
Share of women who are smoking in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are smoking in Egypt stood at 0.4. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are smoking in Egypt peaked at 0.8 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 162nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of women who are smoking in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8 | — |
| 2005 | 0.6 | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.45, 16% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.4 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.1, 13% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6667 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are smoking in Egypt?
- Share of women who are smoking in Egypt was 0.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are smoking recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who are smoking recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for share of women who are smoking?
- Egypt ranks 162nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are smoking rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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