Tobacco use in China
22.8% of adults in China used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
China, 2024
22.8%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
22.0%
Position in 2024
62nd of 166
Tobacco use in China 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 | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22.8% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 23.0% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 27.1%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, China has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for China
All statistics for China
Life expectancy at birth
78.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
68.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
85
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
2.58 litres
2024 · WHO