Tobacco use in Botswana
18.0% of adults in Botswana used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Botswana, 2024
18.0%
Change from 2023
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
88th of 166
Tobacco use in Botswana over time
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% of adults aged 15 and over. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.0% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 18.4% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 18.4% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 33.9%, the figure has changed by −15.9 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
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Life expectancy at birth
69.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
69.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
58.1 years
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UHC service coverage
60
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
4.76 litres
2024 · WHO