Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 39.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 39.7% for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lebanon peaked at 39.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 29.0% | 31.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 33.0% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 37.7% | 39.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lebanon?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Lebanon was 39.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Lebanon ranks 3rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.