Tobacco use in Cameroon
5.7% of adults in Cameroon used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Cameroon, 2024
5.7%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
159th of 166
Tobacco use in Cameroon 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 | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.7% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 5.9% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 15.8%, the figure has changed by −10.1 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 159th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Life expectancy at birth
64.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
63.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
55.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.98 litres
2024 · WHO