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Countries by tobacco use, age-standardized

Myanmar had the highest tobacco use, age-standardized of 167 countries in 2010, at 54.7%. Ghana had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 25.2%. Source: World Health Organization.

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Highest54.7Myanmar
Lowest5.3Ghana
Median25.2167 countries

Map of countries, 2010

United Arab Emirates: 12.7 %Afghanistan: 29.7 %Albania: 28.1 %Armenia: 30.6 %Argentina: 28.7 %Austria: 36.5 %Australia: 18.1 %Azerbaijan: 25.1 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 41.9 %Bangladesh: 44.2 %Belgium: 27 %Burkina Faso: 20.3 %Bulgaria: 41.4 %Burundi: 17.5 %Benin: 10.8 %Brunei: 16.8 %Bolivia: 19.3 %Brazil: 17.5 %Bahamas: 14.6 %Bhutan: 25 %Botswana: 25 %Belarus: 36.6 %Belize: 11.2 %Canada: 19.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 15.7 %Republic of the Congo: 12.9 %Switzerland: 26.9 %Côte d’Ivoire: 13.6 %Chile: 37 %Cameroon: 10.2 %China: 25.1 %Colombia: 11.2 %Costa Rica: 12.4 %Cuba: 27.3 %Cape Verde: 15.3 %Cyprus: 36.4 %Czechia: 31.9 %Germany: 28.7 %Denmark: 26.4 %Algeria: 20.7 %Ecuador: 12.1 %Estonia: 37.1 %Egypt: 21.5 %Spain: 31.5 %Ethiopia: 5.7 %Finland: 30.3 %Fiji: 30.6 %France: 34 %Gabon: 13.6 %United Kingdom: 24.2 %Georgia: 34 %Ghana: 5.3 %Gambia: 15.8 %Greece: 41.3 %Guatemala: 12.8 %Guinea-Bissau: 13.6 %Guyana: 19.7 %Honduras: 14.5 %Croatia: 34.8 %Haiti: 9.7 %Hungary: 34.9 %Indonesia: 32.7 %Ireland: 27 %Israel: 25.9 %India: 38.5 %Iraq: 21.3 %Iran: 16.9 %Iceland: 18.6 %Italy: 24.4 %Jamaica: 15.1 %Jordan: 32.9 %Japan: 25.5 %Kenya: 14.8 %Kyrgyzstan: 28.1 %Cambodia: 28 %Kiribati: 53.4 %North Korea: 23 %South Korea: 27 %Kuwait: 20 %Kazakhstan: 28.4 %Laos: 38.1 %Lebanon: 38.9 %Sri Lanka: 24.8 %Liberia: 10.7 %Lesotho: 26.6 %Lithuania: 37.7 %Luxembourg: 26.3 %Latvia: 40 %Libya: 29.6 %Morocco: 16.4 %Moldova: 25.5 %Montenegro: 36.6 %Madagascar: 37 %North Macedonia: 40.2 %Mali: 11.9 %Myanmar: 54.7 %Mongolia: 31.3 %Mauritania: 14.5 %Mauritius: 22.5 %Malawi: 15.7 %Mexico: 18.7 %Malaysia: 22 %Mozambique: 19.3 %Niger: 8.5 %Nigeria: 6 %Netherlands: 27.8 %Norway: 26.8 %Nepal: 44.6 %New Zealand: 18.3 %Oman: 7.8 %Panama: 8.7 %Peru: 21.6 %Papua New Guinea: 47.2 %Philippines: 27.6 %Pakistan: 27.7 %Poland: 30.8 %Palestine: 30.3 %Portugal: 25.4 %Palau: 27.1 %Paraguay: 16 %Qatar: 12.5 %Romania: 34.5 %Serbia: 40.6 %Russia: 33.5 %Rwanda: 25 %Saudi Arabia: 14.6 %Solomon Islands: 40.5 %Sweden: 33.9 %Singapore: 15.5 %Slovenia: 22.7 %Slovakia: 31 %Sierra Leone: 25.2 %Senegal: 10 %El Salvador: 11.7 %Eswatini: 10.8 %Chad: 9.1 %Togo: 10 %Thailand: 22.6 %Timor-Leste: 47.6 %Turkmenistan: 9.4 %Tunisia: 29 %Türkiye: 31.8 %Tanzania: 16.7 %Ukraine: 33.1 %Uganda: 14.8 %United States: 26.5 %Uruguay: 27.1 %Uzbekistan: 22.4 %Vietnam: 26.5 %Vanuatu: 26 %Samoa: 30.7 %South Africa: 23 %Zambia: 17 %Zimbabwe: 15.9 %
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%, 2010. 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, 2010

Myanmar: 54.7 %Myanmar54.7Kiribati: 53.4 %Kiribati53.4Nauru: 50.2 %Nauru50.2Timor-Leste: 47.6 %Timor-Leste47.6Papua New Guinea: 47.2 %Papua New Guinea47.2Nepal: 44.6 %Nepal44.6Bangladesh: 44.2 %Bangladesh44.2Bosnia and Herzegovina: 41.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina41.9Bulgaria: 41.4 %Bulgaria41.4Greece: 41.3 %Greece41.3Tuvalu: 41.1 %Tuvalu41.1Serbia: 40.6 %Serbia40.6Solomon Islands: 40.5 %Solomon Islands40.5North Macedonia: 40.2 %North Macedonia40.2Latvia: 40 %Latvia40Lebanon: 38.9 %Lebanon38.9India: 38.5 %India38.5Laos: 38.1 %Laos38.1Lithuania: 37.7 %Lithuania37.7Estonia: 37.1 %Estonia37.1Chile: 37 %Chile37Madagascar: 37 %Madagascar37Belarus: 36.6 %Belarus36.6Montenegro: 36.6 %Montenegro36.6Austria: 36.5 %Austria36.5Cyprus: 36.4 %Cyprus36.4Andorra: 35.4 %Andorra35.4Hungary: 34.9 %Hungary34.9Croatia: 34.8 %Croatia34.8Romania: 34.5 %Romania34.5France: 34 %France34Georgia: 34 %Georgia34Sweden: 33.9 %Sweden33.9Maldives: 33.8 %Maldives33.8Russia: 33.5 %Russia33.5Cook Islands: 33.1 %Cook Islands33.1Ukraine: 33.1 %Ukraine33.1Jordan: 32.9 %Jordan32.9Indonesia: 32.7 %Indonesia32.7Tonga: 32.5 %Tonga32.5Myanmar: 54.7 %Myanmar54.7Kiribati: 53.4 %Kiribati53.4Nauru: 50.2 %Nauru50.2Timor-Leste: 47.6 %Timor-Leste47.6Papua New Guinea: 47.2 %Papua New Guinea47.2Nepal: 44.6 %Nepal44.6Bangladesh: 44.2 %Bangladesh44.2Bosnia and Herzegovina: 41.9 %Bosnia and Herzegovina41.9Bulgaria: 41.4 %Bulgaria41.4Greece: 41.3 %Greece41.3Tuvalu: 41.1 %Tuvalu41.1Serbia: 40.6 %Serbia40.6Solomon Islands: 40.5 %Solomon Islands40.5North Macedonia: 40.2 %North Macedonia40.2Latvia: 40 %Latvia40Lebanon: 38.9 %Lebanon38.9India: 38.5 %India38.5Laos: 38.1 %Laos38.1Lithuania: 37.7 %Lithuania37.7Estonia: 37.1 %Estonia37.1Chile: 37 %Chile37Madagascar: 37 %Madagascar37Belarus: 36.6 %Belarus36.6Montenegro: 36.6 %Montenegro36.6Austria: 36.5 %Austria36.5Cyprus: 36.4 %Cyprus36.4Andorra: 35.4 %Andorra35.4Hungary: 34.9 %Hungary34.9Croatia: 34.8 %Croatia34.8Romania: 34.5 %Romania34.5France: 34 %France34Georgia: 34 %Georgia34Sweden: 33.9 %Sweden33.9Maldives: 33.8 %Maldives33.8Russia: 33.5 %Russia33.5Cook Islands: 33.1 %Cook Islands33.1Ukraine: 33.1 %Ukraine33.1Jordan: 32.9 %Jordan32.9Indonesia: 32.7 %Indonesia32.7Tonga: 32.5 %Tonga32.5
%. 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

RankCountries2010 (%)
1Myanmar54.7
2Kiribati53.4
3Nauru50.2
4Timor-Leste47.6
5Papua New Guinea47.2
6Nepal44.6
7Bangladesh44.2
8Bosnia and Herzegovina41.9
9Bulgaria41.4
10Greece41.3
11Tuvalu41.1
12Serbia40.6
13Solomon Islands40.5
14North Macedonia40.2
15Latvia40
16Lebanon38.9
17India38.5
18Laos38.1
19Lithuania37.7
20Estonia37.1
21Chile37
21Madagascar37
23Belarus36.6
23Montenegro36.6
25Austria36.5
26Cyprus36.4
27Andorra35.4
28Hungary34.9
29Croatia34.8
30Romania34.5
31France34
31Georgia34
33Sweden33.9
34Maldives33.8
35Russia33.5
36Cook Islands33.1
36Ukraine33.1
38Jordan32.9
39Indonesia32.7
40Tonga32.5
41Czechia31.9
42Türkiye31.8
43Spain31.5
44Mongolia31.3
45Slovakia31
46Poland30.8
47Samoa30.7
48Armenia30.6
48Fiji30.6
50Finland30.3
50Palestine30.3
52Afghanistan29.7
53Libya29.6
54Tunisia29
55Argentina28.7
55Germany28.7
55Malta28.7
58Kazakhstan28.4
59Marshall Islands28.3
60Albania28.1
60Kyrgyzstan28.1
62Cambodia28
63Netherlands27.8
64Pakistan27.7
65Philippines27.6
66Cuba27.3
67Palau27.1
67Uruguay27.1
69Belgium27
69Ireland27
69South Korea27
72Switzerland26.9
73Norway26.8
74Lesotho26.6
75United States26.5
75Vietnam26.5
77Denmark26.4
78Luxembourg26.3
79Vanuatu26
80Israel25.9
81Japan25.5
81Moldova25.5
83Portugal25.4
84Sierra Leone25.2
85Azerbaijan25.1
85China25.1
87Bhutan25
87Botswana25
87Rwanda25
90Sri Lanka24.8
91Italy24.4
92United Kingdom24.2
93Comoros23.6
94North Korea23
94South Africa23
96Slovenia22.7
97Thailand22.6
98Mauritius22.5
99Uzbekistan22.4
100Seychelles22.3
101Malaysia22
102Peru21.6
103Egypt21.5
104Iraq21.3
105Algeria20.7
106Burkina Faso20.3
107Kuwait20
108Guyana19.7
109Bolivia19.3
109Canada19.3
109Mozambique19.3
112Mexico18.7
113Iceland18.6
114Bahrain18.3
114New Zealand18.3
116Australia18.1
117Brazil17.5
117Burundi17.5
119Zambia17
120Iran16.9
120Saint Lucia16.9
122Brunei16.8
123Tanzania16.7
124Morocco16.4
125Paraguay16
126Zimbabwe15.9
127Gambia15.8
128Democratic Republic of the Congo15.7
128Malawi15.7
130Singapore15.5
131Cape Verde15.3
132Jamaica15.1
133Kenya14.8
133Uganda14.8
135Bahamas14.6
135Saudi Arabia14.6
137Honduras14.5
137Mauritania14.5
139Côte d’Ivoire13.6
139Gabon13.6
139Guinea-Bissau13.6
142Republic of the Congo12.9
143Guatemala12.8
144United Arab Emirates12.7
145Qatar12.5
146Costa Rica12.4
147Ecuador12.1
148Mali11.9
149El Salvador11.7
150Belize11.2
150Colombia11.2
152Benin10.8
152Eswatini10.8
154Liberia10.7
155Cameroon10.2
156Senegal10
156Togo10
158Haiti9.7
159Turkmenistan9.4
160Chad9.1
161Panama8.7
162Niger8.5
163Oman7.8
164São Tomé and Príncipe7.2
165Nigeria6
166Ethiopia5.7
167Ghana5.3

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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?

Myanmar, with 54.7% in 2010, according to World Health Organization.

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

Ghana, with 5.3% in 2010.

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