Sub-Saharan Africa Smoking Rate

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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 1.46% decline from 2015.
Sub-Saharan Africa smoking rate for 2015 was 11.11%, a 1.81% 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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Sub-Saharan Africa Smoking Rate | Historical Data | 2000 - 2022.