Tobacco use in Zambia
14.3% of adults in Zambia used tobacco in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Zambia, 2024
14.3%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
20.3%
Position in 2024
106th of 166
Tobacco use in Zambia 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 | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.3% | 20.3% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | 20.7% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | 21.1% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | 24.5% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | 27.5% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | 29.5% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | 34.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 14.4% in 2023.
- Since 2000, when it was 19.8%, the figure has changed by −5.5 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 106th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 20.3%.
More for Zambia
All statistics for Zambia
Life expectancy at birth
66.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
62
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
1.85 litres
2024 · WHO