Tobacco use in Iceland
9.2% of adults in Iceland used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Iceland, 2024
9.2%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.5%
Position in 2024
138th of 166
Tobacco use in Iceland 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 | Iceland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.2% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 9.7% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 31.1%, the figure has changed by −21.9 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Iceland has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
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2024 · World Bank
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Infant mortality rate
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Hospital beds
257 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
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People reporting good or very good health
72.0%
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