Smoking prevalence, total (ages 15+) - Country Ranking

Definition: Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Nauru 48.50 2020
2 Myanmar 44.10 2020
3 Kiribati 40.60 2020
4 Serbia 39.80 2020
5 Papua New Guinea 39.30 2020
6 Timor-Leste 39.20 2020
7 Bulgaria 39.00 2020
8 Lebanon 38.20 2020
9 Indonesia 37.60 2020
10 Latvia 37.00 2020
11 Croatia 36.90 2020
12 Solomon Islands 36.50 2020
13 Tuvalu 35.60 2020
14 Cyprus 35.10 2020
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.00 2020
16 Jordan 34.80 2020
17 Bangladesh 34.70 2020
18 Greece 33.50 2020
19 France 33.40 2020
20 Lithuania 32.00 2020
21 Hungary 31.80 2020
21 Lao PDR 31.80 2020
21 Andorra 31.80 2020
24 Georgia 31.70 2020
25 Slovak Republic 31.50 2020
26 Montenegro 31.40 2020
27 Tonga 31.00 2020
28 Turkey 30.70 2020
28 Czech Republic 30.70 2020
30 Belarus 30.50 2020
31 Nepal 30.40 2020
32 Estonia 29.70 2020
33 Mongolia 29.40 2020
34 Chile 29.20 2020
35 Moldova 29.00 2020
36 Romania 28.00 2020
37 Madagascar 27.80 2020
38 Spain 27.70 2020
39 India 27.20 2020
40 Russia 26.80 2020
41 Austria 26.40 2020
42 Ukraine 25.80 2020
43 China 25.60 2020
44 Armenia 25.50 2020
44 Switzerland 25.50 2020
46 Kyrgyz Republic 25.40 2020
46 Portugal 25.40 2020
48 Samoa 25.30 2020
49 Vietnam 24.80 2020
50 Tunisia 24.60 2020
51 Argentina 24.50 2020
52 Egypt 24.30 2020
52 Lesotho 24.30 2020
54 Azerbaijan 24.00 2020
54 Malta 24.00 2020
54 Poland 24.00 2020
54 Sweden 24.00 2020
58 Belgium 23.40 2020
59 Afghanistan 23.30 2020
60 Kazakhstan 23.20 2020
61 Italy 23.10 2020
61 Fiji 23.10 2020
63 United States 23.00 2020
64 Philippines 22.90 2020
65 Malaysia 22.50 2020
66 Albania 22.40 2020
67 Netherlands 22.20 2020
68 Thailand 22.10 2020
69 Slovenia 22.00 2020
69 Sri Lanka 22.00 2020
69 Germany 22.00 2020
72 Finland 21.60 2020
73 Uruguay 21.50 2020
74 Israel 21.20 2020
75 Cambodia 21.10 2020
75 Luxembourg 21.10 2020
77 Algeria 21.00 2020
78 Korea 20.80 2020
78 Ireland 20.80 2020
80 Comoros 20.30 2020
80 Yemen 20.30 2020
80 South Africa 20.30 2020
83 Mauritius 20.20 2020
83 Pakistan 20.20 2020
83 Seychelles 20.20 2020
86 Japan 20.10 2020
87 Botswana 19.40 2020
88 Iraq 18.50 2020
89 Kuwait 17.90 2020
89 Cuba 17.90 2020
91 Vanuatu 17.80 2020
92 Palau 17.60 2020
92 Uzbekistan 17.60 2020
94 Denmark 17.50 2020
95 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 17.40 2020
96 Singapore 16.50 2020
97 Brunei 16.20 2020
97 Norway 16.20 2020
99 United Kingdom 15.40 2020
100 Namibia 15.10 2020
101 Bahrain 14.90 2020
102 Congo 14.50 2020
102 Morocco 14.50 2020
104 Zambia 14.40 2020
105 Saudi Arabia 14.30 2020
105 Mozambique 14.30 2020
105 Burkina Faso 14.30 2020
108 New Zealand 13.70 2020
108 Rwanda 13.70 2020
110 Iran 13.60 2020
110 Australia 13.60 2020
112 Sierra Leone 13.50 2020
113 Mexico 13.10 2020
114 Canada 13.00 2020
115 Dem. Rep. Congo 12.80 2020
115 Brazil 12.80 2020
117 Bolivia 12.70 2020
118 Guyana 12.10 2020
119 Iceland 12.00 2020
120 Burundi 11.80 2020
120 Qatar 11.80 2020
122 Zimbabwe 11.70 2020
123 Paraguay 11.50 2020
124 Cabo Verde 11.40 2020
125 Ecuador 11.30 2020
126 The Gambia 11.10 2020
126 Kenya 11.10 2020
128 Guatemala 10.90 2020
129 Malawi 10.80 2020
130 Mauritania 10.70 2020
131 Dominican Republic 10.60 2020
131 The Bahamas 10.60 2020
133 Côte d'Ivoire 9.40 2020
133 Jamaica 9.40 2020
135 Eswatini 9.20 2020
136 Guinea-Bissau 9.00 2020
137 Costa Rica 8.80 2020
138 Tanzania 8.70 2020
139 Colombia 8.50 2020
139 Belize 8.50 2020
139 Barbados 8.50 2020
142 Uganda 8.40 2020
143 Chad 8.30 2020
143 Mali 8.30 2020
145 Liberia 8.20 2020
146 Peru 8.10 2020
147 Oman 8.00 2020
148 El Salvador 7.90 2020
149 Haiti 7.70 2020
150 Eritrea 7.50 2020
151 Niger 7.40 2020
152 Cameroon 7.30 2020
153 Benin 6.90 2020
153 Senegal 6.90 2020
155 Togo 6.80 2020
156 São Tomé and Principe 5.70 2020
157 Turkmenistan 5.50 2020
158 Ethiopia 5.10 2020
159 Panama 5.00 2020
160 Nigeria 3.70 2020
161 Ghana 3.50 2020

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: The limited availability of data on health status is a major constraint in assessing the health situation in developing countries. Surveillance data are lacking for many major public health concerns. Estimates of prevalence and incidence are available for some diseases but are often unreliable and incomplete. National health authorities differ widely in capacity and willingness to collect or report information. To compensate for this and improve reliability and international comparability, the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares estimates in accordance with epidemiological models and statistical standards. Smoking is the most common form of tobacco use and the prevalence of smoking is therefore a good measure of the tobacco epidemic. (Corrao MA, Guindon GE, Sharma N, Shokoohi DF (eds). Tobacco Control Country Profiles, 2000, American Cancer Society, Atlanta.) Tobacco use causes heart and other vascular diseases and cancers of the lung and other organs. Given the long delay between starting to smoke and the onset of disease, the health impact of smoking will increase rapidly only in the next few decades. The data presented are age-standardized rates for adults ages 15 and older from the WHO.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual