Tobacco use in Egypt
25.0% of adults in Egypt used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Egypt, 2024
25.0%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
48th of 166
Tobacco use in Egypt 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 | Egypt | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.0% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 24.7% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 19.7%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Egypt has the 48th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Egypt
All statistics for Egypt
Life expectancy at birth
71.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
71.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
61.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
71
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.11 litres
2024 · WHO