Tobacco use in Mexico
15.7% of adults in Mexico used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Mexico, 2024
15.7%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.5%
Position in 2024
100th of 166
Tobacco use in Mexico 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 | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.7% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 16.0% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 21.2%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Mexico has the 100th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Mexico
All statistics for Mexico
Life expectancy at birth
75.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
75.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
17.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
63.1 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
79
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.56 litres
2024 · WHO