Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco was 5.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of female adults.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Sierra Leone stood at 5.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Sierra Leone peaked at 23.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.9% | — |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -27.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.7% | 15.0% | 23.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.0% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Sierra Leone?
- Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco in Sierra Leone was 5.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of women who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.