Tobacco use in Lebanon
46.9% of adults in Lebanon used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Lebanon, 2024
46.9%
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
2nd of 166
Tobacco use in Lebanon 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 | Lebanon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.9% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 46.3% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 34.3%, the figure has changed by +12.6 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Lebanon has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Lebanon
All statistics for Lebanon
Life expectancy at birth
77.9 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
77.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
66.0 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
67
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.08 litres
2024 · WHO