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Countries by tobacco use, age-standardized

Kiribati had the highest tobacco use, age-standardized of 167 countries in 2005, at 60.5%. Ethiopia had the lowest, at 6%. The median was 27.8%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest60.5Kiribati
Lowest6Ethiopia
Median27.8167 countries

Map of countries, 2005

United Arab Emirates: 14.7 %Afghanistan: 33.5 %Albania: 31 %Armenia: 32.3 %Argentina: 30.8 %Austria: 42.5 %Australia: 21.2 %Azerbaijan: 28.2 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 43.9 %Bangladesh: 50.9 %Belgium: 28.3 %Burkina Faso: 25.3 %Bulgaria: 42.5 %Burundi: 21.8 %Benin: 12.4 %Brunei: 17.8 %Bolivia: 23.7 %Brazil: 20.1 %Bahamas: 13.9 %Bhutan: 28.1 %Botswana: 28.9 %Belarus: 39.8 %Belize: 12.4 %Canada: 23.6 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 17.5 %Republic of the Congo: 12.2 %Switzerland: 28.6 %Côte d’Ivoire: 17 %Chile: 41.7 %Cameroon: 12.6 %China: 26 %Colombia: 12.7 %Costa Rica: 14.6 %Cuba: 33.2 %Cape Verde: 17.7 %Cyprus: 38.2 %Czechia: 33.3 %Germany: 31.6 %Denmark: 31.8 %Algeria: 20.5 %Ecuador: 13.1 %Estonia: 42 %Egypt: 20.4 %Spain: 33.1 %Ethiopia: 6 %Finland: 34.4 %Fiji: 32.6 %France: 34.2 %Gabon: 13.9 %United Kingdom: 30.3 %Georgia: 34.8 %Ghana: 6.3 %Gambia: 18 %Greece: 46.4 %Guatemala: 13.5 %Guinea-Bissau: 17 %Guyana: 24 %Honduras: 15.6 %Croatia: 34.9 %Haiti: 10.5 %Hungary: 36.5 %Indonesia: 33.7 %Ireland: 31.2 %Israel: 27.8 %India: 46.7 %Iraq: 22.2 %Iran: 19.7 %Iceland: 24 %Italy: 25.1 %Jamaica: 16.8 %Jordan: 32.9 %Japan: 29.3 %Kenya: 17.3 %Kyrgyzstan: 30.6 %Cambodia: 32.6 %Kiribati: 60.5 %North Korea: 26.8 %South Korea: 30.9 %Kuwait: 20.4 %Kazakhstan: 31.4 %Laos: 44.7 %Lebanon: 36.4 %Sri Lanka: 27 %Liberia: 14 %Lesotho: 26.4 %Lithuania: 40.5 %Luxembourg: 27.1 %Latvia: 42 %Libya: 32 %Morocco: 18.1 %Moldova: 24.3 %Montenegro: 36.6 %Madagascar: 43.9 %North Macedonia: 40.8 %Mali: 14.2 %Myanmar: 60 %Mongolia: 32.2 %Mauritania: 16.9 %Mauritius: 24.6 %Malawi: 19.5 %Mexico: 19.9 %Malaysia: 24.5 %Mozambique: 24.2 %Niger: 9.1 %Nigeria: 7.7 %Netherlands: 31.1 %Norway: 34.9 %Nepal: 53.3 %New Zealand: 23.4 %Oman: 7.6 %Panama: 10.8 %Peru: 26.5 %Papua New Guinea: 50.4 %Philippines: 31.5 %Pakistan: 32.6 %Poland: 35.3 %Palestine: 28.9 %Portugal: 24.4 %Palau: 29 %Paraguay: 22.4 %Qatar: 12.6 %Romania: 36.4 %Serbia: 41.2 %Russia: 36.5 %Rwanda: 33 %Saudi Arabia: 14.5 %Solomon Islands: 41.5 %Sweden: 40.8 %Singapore: 16.2 %Slovenia: 23.4 %Slovakia: 31.8 %Sierra Leone: 33.6 %Senegal: 12.5 %El Salvador: 13.4 %Eswatini: 10.7 %Chad: 9.8 %Togo: 12.3 %Thailand: 24.7 %Timor-Leste: 47 %Turkmenistan: 11.6 %Tunisia: 30.9 %Türkiye: 32.3 %Tanzania: 21.9 %Ukraine: 37.3 %Uganda: 19.1 %United States: 31.9 %Uruguay: 30.8 %Uzbekistan: 25.6 %Vietnam: 29.1 %Vanuatu: 26.7 %Samoa: 34.1 %South Africa: 22.8 %Zambia: 18.3 %Zimbabwe: 18.4 %
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%, 2005. 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, 2005

Kiribati: 60.5 %Kiribati60.5Myanmar: 60 %Myanmar60Nauru: 57.4 %Nauru57.4Nepal: 53.3 %Nepal53.3Bangladesh: 50.9 %Bangladesh50.9Papua New Guinea: 50.4 %Papua New Guinea50.4Timor-Leste: 47 %Timor-Leste47India: 46.7 %India46.7Greece: 46.4 %Greece46.4Laos: 44.7 %Laos44.7Tuvalu: 44.2 %Tuvalu44.2Bosnia and Herzegovina: 43.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina43.9Madagascar: 43.9 %Madagascar43.9Austria: 42.5 %Austria42.5Bulgaria: 42.5 %Bulgaria42.5Estonia: 42 %Estonia42Latvia: 42 %Latvia42Chile: 41.7 %Chile41.7Solomon Islands: 41.5 %Solomon Islands41.5Serbia: 41.2 %Serbia41.2North Macedonia: 40.8 %North Macedonia40.8Sweden: 40.8 %Sweden40.8Lithuania: 40.5 %Lithuania40.5Belarus: 39.8 %Belarus39.8Cyprus: 38.2 %Cyprus38.2Maldives: 37.6 %Maldives37.6Ukraine: 37.3 %Ukraine37.3Montenegro: 36.6 %Montenegro36.6Hungary: 36.5 %Hungary36.5Russia: 36.5 %Russia36.5Comoros: 36.4 %Comoros36.4Lebanon: 36.4 %Lebanon36.4Romania: 36.4 %Romania36.4Andorra: 35.5 %Andorra35.5Poland: 35.3 %Poland35.3Cook Islands: 35 %Cook Islands35Croatia: 34.9 %Croatia34.9Norway: 34.9 %Norway34.9Georgia: 34.8 %Georgia34.8Finland: 34.4 %Finland34.4Kiribati: 60.5 %Kiribati60.5Myanmar: 60 %Myanmar60Nauru: 57.4 %Nauru57.4Nepal: 53.3 %Nepal53.3Bangladesh: 50.9 %Bangladesh50.9Papua New Guinea: 50.4 %Papua New Guinea50.4Timor-Leste: 47 %Timor-Leste47India: 46.7 %India46.7Greece: 46.4 %Greece46.4Laos: 44.7 %Laos44.7Tuvalu: 44.2 %Tuvalu44.2Bosnia and Herzegovina: 43.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina43.9Madagascar: 43.9 %Madagascar43.9Austria: 42.5 %Austria42.5Bulgaria: 42.5 %Bulgaria42.5Estonia: 42 %Estonia42Latvia: 42 %Latvia42Chile: 41.7 %Chile41.7Solomon Islands: 41.5 %Solomon Islands41.5Serbia: 41.2 %Serbia41.2North Macedonia: 40.8 %North Macedonia40.8Sweden: 40.8 %Sweden40.8Lithuania: 40.5 %Lithuania40.5Belarus: 39.8 %Belarus39.8Cyprus: 38.2 %Cyprus38.2Maldives: 37.6 %Maldives37.6Ukraine: 37.3 %Ukraine37.3Montenegro: 36.6 %Montenegro36.6Hungary: 36.5 %Hungary36.5Russia: 36.5 %Russia36.5Comoros: 36.4 %Comoros36.4Lebanon: 36.4 %Lebanon36.4Romania: 36.4 %Romania36.4Andorra: 35.5 %Andorra35.5Poland: 35.3 %Poland35.3Cook Islands: 35 %Cook Islands35Croatia: 34.9 %Croatia34.9Norway: 34.9 %Norway34.9Georgia: 34.8 %Georgia34.8Finland: 34.4 %Finland34.4
%. 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

RankCountries2005 (%)
1Kiribati60.5
2Myanmar60
3Nauru57.4
4Nepal53.3
5Bangladesh50.9
6Papua New Guinea50.4
7Timor-Leste47
8India46.7
9Greece46.4
10Laos44.7
11Tuvalu44.2
12Bosnia and Herzegovina43.9
12Madagascar43.9
14Austria42.5
14Bulgaria42.5
16Estonia42
16Latvia42
18Chile41.7
19Solomon Islands41.5
20Serbia41.2
21North Macedonia40.8
21Sweden40.8
23Lithuania40.5
24Belarus39.8
25Cyprus38.2
26Maldives37.6
27Ukraine37.3
28Montenegro36.6
29Hungary36.5
29Russia36.5
31Comoros36.4
31Lebanon36.4
31Romania36.4
34Andorra35.5
35Poland35.3
36Cook Islands35
37Croatia34.9
37Norway34.9
39Georgia34.8
40Finland34.4
41France34.2
42Samoa34.1
43Indonesia33.7
44Sierra Leone33.6
45Afghanistan33.5
46Czechia33.3
47Cuba33.2
48Spain33.1
49Rwanda33
50Jordan32.9
51Tonga32.7
52Cambodia32.6
52Fiji32.6
52Pakistan32.6
55Armenia32.3
55Türkiye32.3
57Mongolia32.2
58Libya32
59United States31.9
60Denmark31.8
60Slovakia31.8
62Germany31.6
63Philippines31.5
64Kazakhstan31.4
65Ireland31.2
66Netherlands31.1
67Albania31
68South Korea30.9
68Tunisia30.9
70Argentina30.8
70Uruguay30.8
72Kyrgyzstan30.6
73Malta30.5
74United Kingdom30.3
75Japan29.3
76Vietnam29.1
77Palau29
78Botswana28.9
78Palestine28.9
80Switzerland28.6
81Belgium28.3
82Azerbaijan28.2
83Bhutan28.1
84Israel27.8
84Marshall Islands27.8
86Luxembourg27.1
87Sri Lanka27
88North Korea26.8
89Vanuatu26.7
90Peru26.5
91Lesotho26.4
92China26
93Uzbekistan25.6
94Burkina Faso25.3
95Italy25.1
96Seychelles24.7
96Thailand24.7
98Mauritius24.6
99Malaysia24.5
100Portugal24.4
101Moldova24.3
102Mozambique24.2
103Guyana24
103Iceland24
105Bolivia23.7
106Canada23.6
107New Zealand23.4
107Slovenia23.4
109South Africa22.8
110Paraguay22.4
111Iraq22.2
112Tanzania21.9
113Burundi21.8
114Australia21.2
115Algeria20.5
116Egypt20.4
116Kuwait20.4
118Brazil20.1
119Mexico19.9
120Iran19.7
121Bahrain19.6
122Malawi19.5
123Uganda19.1
124Saint Lucia18.4
124Zimbabwe18.4
126Zambia18.3
127Morocco18.1
128Gambia18
129Brunei17.8
130Cape Verde17.7
131Democratic Republic of the Congo17.5
132Kenya17.3
133Côte d’Ivoire17
133Guinea-Bissau17
135Mauritania16.9
136Jamaica16.8
137Singapore16.2
138Honduras15.6
139United Arab Emirates14.7
140Costa Rica14.6
141Saudi Arabia14.5
142Mali14.2
143Liberia14
144Bahamas13.9
144Gabon13.9
146Guatemala13.5
147El Salvador13.4
148Ecuador13.1
149Colombia12.7
150Cameroon12.6
150Qatar12.6
152Senegal12.5
153Belize12.4
153Benin12.4
155Togo12.3
156Republic of the Congo12.2
157Turkmenistan11.6
158Panama10.8
159Eswatini10.7
160Haiti10.5
161Chad9.8
162Niger9.1
163Nigeria7.7
164Oman7.6
165São Tomé and Príncipe6.9
166Ghana6.3
167Ethiopia6

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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 60.5% in 2005, according to World Health Organization.

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

Ethiopia, with 6% in 2005.

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