Sub-Saharan Africa Smoking Rate

Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2022 was 9.17%, a 0.22% decline from 2021.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2021 was 9.40%, a 0.25% decline from 2020.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2020 was 9.65%, a 0.21% decline from 2019.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2019 was 9.86%, a 0.01% decline from 2018.
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.