Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Ghana
Ghana: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.6% 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 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Ghana peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2023.
That places Ghana 157th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Ghana?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Ghana was 0.6% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Ghana ranks 157th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.