Sub-Saharan Africa Smoking Rate 2000-2025

Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2020 was 9.58%, a 0.29% decline from 2019.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2019 was 9.86%, a 0.01% decline from 2018.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2018 was 9.88%, a 1.2% decline from 2015.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2015 was 11.08%, a 1.75% decline from 2010.
Prevalence of smoking is the percentage of men and women ages 15 and over who currently smoke any tobacco product on a daily or non-daily basis. It excludes smokeless tobacco use. The rates are age-standardized.