What We’re Showing
The prevalence of tobacco use in selected countries around the world using the latest data from the World Health Organization.
The Big Picture
Globally, rates of tobacco use have been falling for decades, and are projected to continue falling. Today, one-in-five people around the world use tobacco products. In almost every country, men use tobacco more than women. Globally, 36% men are tobacco users compared to just 8% of women.
Regional Context
See the data tab for the full list of countries.
Prevelence of Tobacco Use (%) | |||
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AFRICAN REGION | Both Sexes | Male | Female |
Algeria | 21.6 | 41.9 | 0.7 |
Benin | 5.5 | 9.5 | 1.7 |
Botswana | 18.1 | 30.2 | 6.5 |
Burkina Faso | 13.5 | 21.7 | 5.5 |
Burundi | 10 | 15.2 | 5 |
Cabo Verde | 10.5 | 16.2 | 5 |
Cameroon | 5.6 | 10.2 | 1.1 |
Chad | 6.8 | 12.3 | 1.4 |
Comoros | 16.2 | 26.2 | 6.2 |
Congo | 15 | 28.2 | 2 |
Cöte d'Ivoire | 8.6 | 16.4 | 0.7 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11.1 | 19.9 | 2.6 |
Eswatini | 8.6 | 16.2 | 1.4 |
Ethiopia | 4.6 | 7.8 | 1.4 |
Gambia | 9.6 | 18.7 | 0.6 |
Ghana | 3.1 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
Guinea-Bissau | 7.5 | 14.8 | 0.6 |
Kenya | 9.2 | 16.6 | 2.1 |
Lesotho | 22.9 | 42 | 4.8 |
Liberia | 7.1 | 12.5 | 1.7 |
Madagascar | 25.7 | 41.7 | 9.9 |
Malawi | 7.1 | 13 | 1.7 |
Mali | 7.6 | 14.4 | 0.7 |
Mauritania | 9.4 | 17.2 | 2 |
Mauritius | 20 | 38.1 | 2.8 |
Namibia | 12.5 | 21.3 | 4.7 |
Niger | 7.7 | 14 | 1.3 |
Nigeria | 2.9 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
Rwanda | 12 | 17.7 | 6.7 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 7.1 | 12.6 | 1.8 |
Senegal | 6 | 11.7 | 0.6 |
Seychelles | 20.8 | 34.6 | 5.7 |
Sierra Leone | 11.4 | 17.3 | 5.5 |
South Africa | 20.3 | 35.1 | 6.5 |
Togo | 5.6 | 10.2 | 0.9 |
Uganda | 5.3 | 9 | 1.8 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 7.5 | 13.1 | 2.2 |
Zambia | 12 | 21.8 | 2.7 |
Zimbabwe | 9.2 | 19 | 0.8 |
REGION OF THE AMERICAS | Both Sexes | Male | Female |
Argentina | 23.1 | 28.2 | 18.1 |
Bahamas | 10.7 | 20.6 | 2.1 |
Barbados | 6.5 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
Belize | 8.7 | 15.5 | 1.9 |
Bolivia | 12.2 | 20.4 | 4.1 |
Brazil | 12.3 | 15.7 | 9.1 |
Canada | 11.4 | 13.7 | 9.2 |
Chile | 28.2 | 30.6 | 25.8 |
Colombia | 8.2 | 12.1 | 4.5 |
Costa Rica | 8.8 | 13.2 | 4.5 |
Cuba | 18.5 | 26.9 | 10.4 |
Dominican Republic | 10.2 | 14 | 6.5 |
Ecuador | 10.1 | 17.6 | 2.6 |
El Salvador | 8.3 | 15.6 | 1.9 |
Guatemala | 12 | 22.7 | 1.7 |
Guyana | 10.5 | 19.3 | 2.2 |
Haiti | 7.3 | 12.6 | 2.3 |
Honduras | 12.2 | 22.7 | 1.7 |
Jamaica | 9.5 | 15.8 | 3.5 |
Mexico | 14.6 | 23.1 | 6.9 |
Panama | 5.1 | 8.4 | 1.9 |
Paraguay | 10.6 | 17.4 | 3.8 |
Peru | 7 | 11.6 | 2.6 |
Saint Lucia | 13.6 | 24.8 | 3 |
United States of America | 23 | 28.6 | 17.5 |
Uruguay | 19.3 | 23 | 16 |
SOUTH-EAST ASIA REGION | Both Sexes | Male | Female |
Bangladesh | 31.1 | 48.9 | 14.2 |
Bhutan | 19.6 | 27.2 | 11 |
India | 23.9 | 36.8 | 10.4 |
Indonesia | 38.5 | 73.6 | 3.4 |
Maldives | 29.3 | 43.6 | 10.1 |
Myanmar | 43.9 | 69.4 | 19.2 |
Nepal | 24.9 | 42.7 | 9.4 |
Sri Lanka | 19.1 | 37.8 | 2.4 |
Thailand | 18.9 | 37.7 | 1.8 |
Timor-Leste | 37.6 | 64.5 | 9.8 |
EUROPEAN REGION | Both Sexes | Male | Female |
Albania | 22.4 | 38.7 | 6.6 |
Andorra | 33.6 | 33.3 | 33.8 |
Armenia | 22.5 | 49.3 | 1.7 |
Austria | 22 | 23.7 | 20.5 |
Azerbaijan | 19.3 | 39.6 | 0.1 |
Belarus | 27.9 | 47.2 | 12 |
Belgium | 24.7 | 27.4 | 22.1 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.1 | 41 | 29.5 |
Bulgaria | 34 | 38.1 | 30.2 |
Croatia | 32.6 | 34.2 | 31.1 |
Cyprus | 34 | 46 | 22.1 |
Czechia | 27.5 | 31.7 | 23.3 |
Denmark | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16 |
Estonia | 25.6 | 32.9 | 19.1 |
Finland | 19.6 | 23.9 | 15.4 |
France | 29.2 | 31.3 | 27.3 |
Georgia | 29 | 54.7 | 7.1 |
Germany | 18.8 | 21.3 | 16.4 |
Greece | 29.6 | 33.1 | 26.3 |
Hungary | 29.4 | 34.7 | 24.5 |
Iceland | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
Ireland | 18.2 | 20.5 | 16.1 |
Israel | 19.8 | 26.4 | 13.3 |
Italy | 20.4 | 24.1 | 16.8 |
Kazakhstan | 21.7 | 38.2 | 6.9 |
Kyrgyzstan | 26.4 | 51.3 | 3.3 |
Latvia | 30.3 | 45.6 | 17.2 |
Lithuania | 27.9 | 40.1 | 17.3 |
Luxembourg | 21.8 | 23.3 | 20.3 |
Malta | 23.2 | 25.5 | 20.6 |
Montenegro | 32.1 | 30.9 | 33.2 |
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 20.1 | 22.5 | 17.7 |
Norway | 14 | 14.8 | 13.2 |
Poland | 23.2 | 27.6 | 19.1 |
Portugal | 20.9 | 27.1 | 15.5 |
Republic of Moldova | 27.8 | 52.7 | 6.3 |
Romania | 27.5 | 37.4 | 18.5 |
Russian Federation | 27.2 | 42 | 14.8 |
Serbia | 36.6 | 38.8 | 34.6 |
Slovakia | 30.2 | 35.4 | 25.4 |
Slovenia | 18.1 | 20.2 | 15.9 |
Spain | 24.9 | 27.5 | 22.5 |
Sweden | 22.1 | 28.3 | 15.9 |
Switzerland | 23.3 | 26.3 | 20.4 |
Türkiye | 30.7 | 41.9 | 19.6 |
Turkmenistan | 5.4 | 10.6 | 0.5 |
Ukraine | 22 | 38.3 | 8.5 |
United Kingdom | 13.1 | 15 | 11.4 |
Uzbekistan | 16.2 | 31.8 | 1 |
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION | Both Sexes | Male | Female |
Afghanistan | 22.1 | 38.3 | 5.9 |
Bahrain | 18.1 | 25.7 | 4.9 |
Egypt | 24.7 | 48.9 | 0.3 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.9 | 24.8 | 3.1 |
Iraq | 18.7 | 36 | 1.6 |
Jordan | 36.3 | 57.8 | 13.4 |
Kuwait | 22.7 | 35.6 | 2.1 |
Lebanon | 34 | 43.1 | 25.7 |
Morocco | 13.1 | 25.3 | 1 |
Oman | 11 | 17.4 | 0.4 |
Pakistan | 16.9 | 27.7 | 6.2 |
Qatar | 18.8 | 24.6 | 2.3 |
Saudi Arabia | 17.4 | 28.4 | 2.1 |
Tunisia | 20.1 | 39.7 | 1.6 |
United Arab Emirates | 11.7 | 15.5 | 2.5 |
Yemen | 20.8 | 33.7 | 7.9 |
WESTERN PACIFIC REGION | Both Sexes | Male | Female |
Australia | 12.5 | 14.8 | 10.3 |
Brunei Darussalam | 17.1 | 31.3 | 2.2 |
Cambodia | 16.1 | 27.3 | 5.5 |
China | 24.9 | 47.3 | 2 |
Cook Islands | 25.5 | 30.3 | 21.4 |
Fiji | 27.3 | 41.7 | 13.1 |
Japan | 16.8 | 26.5 | 7.7 |
Kiribati | 38.2 | 51.6 | 25.7 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic | 25.8 | 43.2 | 8.4 |
Malaysia | 22.6 | 43.8 | 0.7 |
Marshall Islands | 30.4 | 51.8 | 8.6 |
Mongolia | 29.3 | 52.6 | 7.3 |
Nauru | 49.5 | 50.3 | 48.7 |
New Zealand | 11.4 | 12.7 | 10.2 |
Palau | 17 | 26.3 | 7.3 |
Papua New Guinea | 40.4 | 55.4 | 24.9 |
Philippines | 20.4 | 36.2 | 4.3 |
Republic of Korea | 18.9 | 32.7 | 5.4 |
Samoa | 22.2 | 31 | 13.2 |
Singapore | 16.4 | 27.9 | 4 |
Solomon Islands | 37.6 | 55.3 | 19.6 |
Tonga | 30.7 | 46.8 | 15.5 |
Tuvalu | 33.8 | 48.3 | 19 |
Viet Nam | 22.8 | 44.3 | 2.2 |
See pages 44-53 in the report. Data includes use among persons aged 15 years and above who use smoked and/or smokeless tobacco.
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/375711/9789240088283-eng.pdf?sequence=1