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Countries by tobacco use, age-standardized

Kiribati had the highest tobacco use, age-standardized of 167 countries in 2000, at 68%. Ethiopia had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 31.1%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest68Kiribati
Lowest6.3Ethiopia
Median31.1167 countries

Map of countries, 2000

United Arab Emirates: 16.9 %Afghanistan: 38 %Albania: 34.1 %Armenia: 34 %Argentina: 33.1 %Austria: 49.8 %Australia: 24.9 %Azerbaijan: 31.5 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 46.3 %Bangladesh: 57.9 %Belgium: 29.7 %Burkina Faso: 32 %Bulgaria: 44 %Burundi: 27.4 %Benin: 14.4 %Brunei: 19 %Bolivia: 29.8 %Brazil: 23.2 %Bahamas: 13.4 %Bhutan: 31.8 %Botswana: 33.9 %Belarus: 43.1 %Belize: 13.8 %Canada: 28.9 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 19.7 %Republic of the Congo: 11.7 %Switzerland: 30.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 21.4 %Chile: 47 %Cameroon: 15.8 %China: 27.1 %Colombia: 14.4 %Costa Rica: 17.3 %Cuba: 40.5 %Cape Verde: 20.5 %Cyprus: 40 %Czechia: 34.7 %Germany: 34.9 %Denmark: 38.3 %Algeria: 20.5 %Ecuador: 14.1 %Estonia: 47.8 %Egypt: 19.7 %Spain: 34.7 %Ethiopia: 6.3 %Finland: 39 %Fiji: 34.9 %France: 34.5 %Gabon: 14.3 %United Kingdom: 38.2 %Georgia: 35.4 %Ghana: 7.4 %Gambia: 20.7 %Greece: 52.2 %Guatemala: 14.3 %Guinea-Bissau: 21.3 %Guyana: 29.1 %Honduras: 16.8 %Croatia: 35.3 %Haiti: 11.4 %Hungary: 38.3 %Indonesia: 34.7 %Ireland: 36.2 %Israel: 30.1 %India: 55.7 %Iraq: 23.1 %Iran: 23.5 %Iceland: 31.1 %Italy: 25.9 %Jamaica: 18.8 %Jordan: 32.5 %Japan: 33.4 %Kenya: 20.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 33.4 %Cambodia: 38.1 %Kiribati: 68 %North Korea: 30.6 %South Korea: 35.5 %Kuwait: 20.9 %Kazakhstan: 35.1 %Laos: 52.8 %Lebanon: 34.3 %Sri Lanka: 29.4 %Liberia: 18.4 %Lesotho: 26.4 %Lithuania: 43.6 %Luxembourg: 28.1 %Latvia: 44.3 %Libya: 34.4 %Morocco: 20 %Moldova: 23.4 %Montenegro: 36.8 %Madagascar: 53.1 %North Macedonia: 41.5 %Mali: 17.1 %Myanmar: 65.5 %Mongolia: 32.9 %Mauritania: 19.7 %Mauritius: 27 %Malawi: 24.3 %Mexico: 21.2 %Malaysia: 27.6 %Mozambique: 30.6 %Niger: 9.7 %Nigeria: 9.9 %Netherlands: 34.8 %Norway: 45.3 %Nepal: 62.9 %New Zealand: 30 %Oman: 7.4 %Panama: 13.3 %Peru: 32.9 %Papua New Guinea: 53.8 %Philippines: 35.7 %Pakistan: 38.5 %Poland: 40.1 %Palestine: 27.5 %Portugal: 23.5 %Palau: 31.2 %Paraguay: 31.2 %Qatar: 12.8 %Romania: 38.7 %Serbia: 41.8 %Russia: 39.6 %Rwanda: 42.2 %Saudi Arabia: 14.4 %Solomon Islands: 42.7 %Sweden: 49.5 %Singapore: 17.1 %Slovenia: 24.1 %Slovakia: 32.8 %Sierra Leone: 44.7 %Senegal: 15.6 %El Salvador: 15.3 %Eswatini: 10.7 %Chad: 10.7 %Togo: 15.3 %Thailand: 27.1 %Timor-Leste: 46.9 %Turkmenistan: 14.4 %Tunisia: 32.9 %Türkiye: 32.8 %Tanzania: 29.5 %Ukraine: 42 %Uganda: 24.6 %United States: 38.6 %Uruguay: 34.5 %Uzbekistan: 28.9 %Vietnam: 31.9 %Vanuatu: 27.4 %Samoa: 38 %South Africa: 22.6 %Zambia: 19.8 %Zimbabwe: 21.3 %
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%, 2000. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2000

Kiribati: 68 %Kiribati68Nauru: 66.1 %Nauru66.1Myanmar: 65.5 %Myanmar65.5Nepal: 62.9 %Nepal62.9Bangladesh: 57.9 %Bangladesh57.9Comoros: 57 %Comoros57India: 55.7 %India55.7Papua New Guinea: 53.8 %Papua New Guinea53.8Madagascar: 53.1 %Madagascar53.1Laos: 52.8 %Laos52.8Greece: 52.2 %Greece52.2Austria: 49.8 %Austria49.8Sweden: 49.5 %Sweden49.5Estonia: 47.8 %Estonia47.8Tuvalu: 47.8 %Tuvalu47.8Chile: 47 %Chile47Timor-Leste: 46.9 %Timor-Leste46.9Bosnia and Herzegovina: 46.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina46.3Norway: 45.3 %Norway45.3Sierra Leone: 44.7 %Sierra Leone44.7Latvia: 44.3 %Latvia44.3Bulgaria: 44 %Bulgaria44Lithuania: 43.6 %Lithuania43.6Belarus: 43.1 %Belarus43.1Solomon Islands: 42.7 %Solomon Islands42.7Maldives: 42.3 %Maldives42.3Rwanda: 42.2 %Rwanda42.2Ukraine: 42 %Ukraine42Serbia: 41.8 %Serbia41.8North Macedonia: 41.5 %North Macedonia41.5Cuba: 40.5 %Cuba40.5Poland: 40.1 %Poland40.1Cyprus: 40 %Cyprus40Russia: 39.6 %Russia39.6Finland: 39 %Finland39Romania: 38.7 %Romania38.7United States: 38.6 %United States38.6Pakistan: 38.5 %Pakistan38.5Denmark: 38.3 %Denmark38.3Hungary: 38.3 %Hungary38.3Kiribati: 68 %Kiribati68Nauru: 66.1 %Nauru66.1Myanmar: 65.5 %Myanmar65.5Nepal: 62.9 %Nepal62.9Bangladesh: 57.9 %Bangladesh57.9Comoros: 57 %Comoros57India: 55.7 %India55.7Papua New Guinea: 53.8 %Papua New Guinea53.8Madagascar: 53.1 %Madagascar53.1Laos: 52.8 %Laos52.8Greece: 52.2 %Greece52.2Austria: 49.8 %Austria49.8Sweden: 49.5 %Sweden49.5Estonia: 47.8 %Estonia47.8Tuvalu: 47.8 %Tuvalu47.8Chile: 47 %Chile47Timor-Leste: 46.9 %Timor-Leste46.9Bosnia and Herzegovina: 46.3 %Bosnia and Herzegovina46.3Norway: 45.3 %Norway45.3Sierra Leone: 44.7 %Sierra Leone44.7Latvia: 44.3 %Latvia44.3Bulgaria: 44 %Bulgaria44Lithuania: 43.6 %Lithuania43.6Belarus: 43.1 %Belarus43.1Solomon Islands: 42.7 %Solomon Islands42.7Maldives: 42.3 %Maldives42.3Rwanda: 42.2 %Rwanda42.2Ukraine: 42 %Ukraine42Serbia: 41.8 %Serbia41.8North Macedonia: 41.5 %North Macedonia41.5Cuba: 40.5 %Cuba40.5Poland: 40.1 %Poland40.1Cyprus: 40 %Cyprus40Russia: 39.6 %Russia39.6Finland: 39 %Finland39Romania: 38.7 %Romania38.7United States: 38.6 %United States38.6Pakistan: 38.5 %Pakistan38.5Denmark: 38.3 %Denmark38.3Hungary: 38.3 %Hungary38.3
%. Source: World Health Organization, Age-standardized prevalence of tobacco use among persons 15 years and older (%), both sexes (M_Est_tob_curr_std). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2000 (%)
1Kiribati68
2Nauru66.1
3Myanmar65.5
4Nepal62.9
5Bangladesh57.9
6Comoros57
7India55.7
8Papua New Guinea53.8
9Madagascar53.1
10Laos52.8
11Greece52.2
12Austria49.8
13Sweden49.5
14Estonia47.8
14Tuvalu47.8
16Chile47
17Timor-Leste46.9
18Bosnia and Herzegovina46.3
19Norway45.3
20Sierra Leone44.7
21Latvia44.3
22Bulgaria44
23Lithuania43.6
24Belarus43.1
25Solomon Islands42.7
26Maldives42.3
27Rwanda42.2
28Ukraine42
29Serbia41.8
30North Macedonia41.5
31Cuba40.5
32Poland40.1
33Cyprus40
34Russia39.6
35Finland39
36Romania38.7
37United States38.6
38Pakistan38.5
39Denmark38.3
39Hungary38.3
41United Kingdom38.2
42Cambodia38.1
43Afghanistan38
43Samoa38
45Cook Islands37.1
46Montenegro36.8
47Ireland36.2
48Andorra36
49Philippines35.7
50South Korea35.5
51Georgia35.4
52Croatia35.3
53Kazakhstan35.1
54Fiji34.9
54Germany34.9
56Netherlands34.8
57Czechia34.7
57Indonesia34.7
57Spain34.7
60France34.5
60Uruguay34.5
62Libya34.4
63Lebanon34.3
64Albania34.1
65Armenia34
66Botswana33.9
67Japan33.4
67Kyrgyzstan33.4
69Argentina33.1
70Tonga33
71Mongolia32.9
71Peru32.9
71Tunisia32.9
74Slovakia32.8
74Türkiye32.8
76Malta32.6
77Jordan32.5
78Burkina Faso32
79Vietnam31.9
80Bhutan31.8
81Azerbaijan31.5
82Palau31.2
82Paraguay31.2
84Iceland31.1
85Mozambique30.6
85North Korea30.6
87Switzerland30.4
88Israel30.1
89New Zealand30
90Bolivia29.8
91Belgium29.7
92Tanzania29.5
93Sri Lanka29.4
94Guyana29.1
95Canada28.9
95Uzbekistan28.9
97Luxembourg28.1
98Malaysia27.6
99Palestine27.5
99Seychelles27.5
101Burundi27.4
101Marshall Islands27.4
101Vanuatu27.4
104China27.1
104Thailand27.1
106Mauritius27
107Lesotho26.4
108Italy25.9
109Australia24.9
110Uganda24.6
111Malawi24.3
112Slovenia24.1
113Iran23.5
113Portugal23.5
115Moldova23.4
116Brazil23.2
117Iraq23.1
118South Africa22.6
119Côte d’Ivoire21.4
120Guinea-Bissau21.3
120Zimbabwe21.3
122Mexico21.2
123Bahrain21.1
124Kuwait20.9
125Gambia20.7
126Algeria20.5
126Cape Verde20.5
128Kenya20.3
129Morocco20
130Saint Lucia19.9
131Zambia19.8
132Democratic Republic of the Congo19.7
132Egypt19.7
132Mauritania19.7
135Brunei19
136Jamaica18.8
137Liberia18.4
138Costa Rica17.3
139Mali17.1
139Singapore17.1
141United Arab Emirates16.9
142Honduras16.8
143Cameroon15.8
144Senegal15.6
145El Salvador15.3
145Togo15.3
147Benin14.4
147Colombia14.4
147Saudi Arabia14.4
147Turkmenistan14.4
151Gabon14.3
151Guatemala14.3
153Ecuador14.1
154Belize13.8
155Bahamas13.4
156Panama13.3
157Qatar12.8
158Republic of the Congo11.7
159Haiti11.4
160Chad10.7
160Eswatini10.7
162Nigeria9.9
163Niger9.7
164Ghana7.4
164Oman7.4
166São Tomé and Príncipe6.8
167Ethiopia6.3

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Percentage of people aged 15 and over who currently use any tobacco product, smoked or smokeless, daily or on some days (SDG indicator 3.a.1). Women and men together, age-standardized to the WHO standard population. E-cigarettes are not counted. WHO estimates from national surveys, published in its global report on trends in tobacco use.

Covers every tobacco product, so values are higher than cigarette smoking rates such as adult_smoking_rate, the CDC rate for US states. For about 60 countries, among them France, Germany, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom, WHO has no estimate of all tobacco use and substitutes its estimate of tobacco smoking, so smokeless tobacco is not counted there. WHO publishes estimates every five years from 2000 and every year from 2022. Years after a country's most recent national survey are WHO projections and are not loaded, nor are its projections for 2025 and 2030, so the latest year differs by country. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.

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Which country has the highest tobacco use, age-standardized?

Kiribati, with 68% in 2000, according to World Health Organization.

Which country has the lowest tobacco use, age-standardized?

Ethiopia, with 6.3% in 2000.

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