OtherJan 20, 2024

Global Tobacco Use: Almost Everywhere, Men are Most Likely to Light Up

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

Tobacco use can vary widely from country to country, and between sexes
Many countries in Europe and Asia have high rates of tobacco use
Middle Eastern countries have high rates of tobacco use for men only
Africa and the Americas have lower prevalence of tobacco use

See the data tab for the full list of countries.

Dataset

	Prevelence of Tobacco Use (%)
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