Tobacco use in Panama
4.8% of adults in Panama used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Panama, 2024
4.8%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
164th of 166
Tobacco use in Panama 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 | Panama | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.8% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 5.0% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 13.3%, the figure has changed by −8.5 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Panama has the 164th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Panama
All statistics for Panama
Life expectancy at birth
79.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
79.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
20.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
67.3 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
82
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
6.90 litres
2024 · WHO