Tobacco use in Uruguay
19.3% of adults in Uruguay used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Uruguay, 2024
19.3%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
83rd of 166
Tobacco use in Uruguay 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 | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.3% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 34.5% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 19.8% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 34.5%, the figure has changed by −15.2 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Uruguay
All statistics for Uruguay
Life expectancy at birth
78.3 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
78.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
18.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
66.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
85
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
5.07 litres
2024 · WHO