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Tobacco use (adults, WHO) by country

Share of adults who use any tobacco (age-standardised).

In % of adults. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Tobacco use (adults, WHO) (% of adults). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of adults, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1LebanonMiddle East · 202547.4
  2. 2MyanmarAPAC · 202542.5
  3. 3PalestineMiddle East · 202535.9
  4. 4JordanMiddle East · 202534.0
  5. 5FranceEurope · 202533.6
  6. 6BangladeshAPAC · 202531.4
  7. 7IndonesiaAPAC · 202531.0
  8. 8NepalAPAC · 202528.0
  9. 9SpainEurope · 202527.3
  10. 10RussiaEurope · 202526.5
  11. 11EgyptAfrica · 202525.4
  12. 12South AfricaAfrica · 202523.6
  13. 13ChinaAPAC · 202522.7
  14. 14ItalyEurope · 202522.3
  15. 15IndiaAPAC · 202521.9
  16. 16AfghanistanAPAC · 202521.7
  17. 17GermanyEurope · 202521.5
  18. 18IraqMiddle East · 202520.1
  19. 19PhilippinesAPAC · 202519.5
  20. 20PakistanAPAC · 202517.4
  21. 21ThailandAPAC · 202517.4
  22. 22JapanAPAC · 202517.1
  23. 23MalaysiaAPAC · 202516.6
  24. 24MexicoLatin America · 202515.6
  25. 25USNorth America · 202515.2
  26. 26Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 202514.7
  27. 27ZambiaAfrica · 202514.1
  28. 28SingaporeAPAC · 202513.7
  29. 29QatarMiddle East · 202512.6
  30. 30MoroccoAfrica · 202512.3
  31. 31UKEurope · 202512.3
  32. 32DR CongoAfrica · 202512.1
  33. 33BrazilLatin America · 202511.5
  34. 34AustraliaAPAC · 202511.2
  35. 35Burkina FasoAfrica · 202511.1
  36. 36CanadaNorth America · 202510.8
  37. 37MozambiqueAfrica · 202510.1
  38. 38EcuadorLatin America · 202510.0
  39. 39KenyaAfrica · 20259.3
  40. 40New ZealandAPAC · 20258.9
  41. 41UAEMiddle East · 20258.8
  42. 42MalawiAfrica · 20258.5
  43. 43HaitiLatin America · 20257.9
  44. 44NigerAfrica · 20257.4
  45. 45TanzaniaAfrica · 20257.3
  46. 46MaliAfrica · 20257.2
  47. 47UgandaAfrica · 20257.1
  48. 48EthiopiaAfrica · 20255.2
  49. 49GhanaAfrica · 20253.2
  50. 50NigeriaAfrica · 20253.0

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory, Tobacco use (adults, WHO) (% of adults), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Tobacco use (adults, WHO) by country, latest year. Data: World Health Organization. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/tobacco-who

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