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Smoking Prevalence by African country
Madagascar has the highest share of adults who smoke of any African country, at 26.8%, ahead of Egypt and Lesotho.
Share of adults who currently smoke any tobacco product (age-standardised). 42 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022.
Madagascar
Egypt
LesothoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Smoking Prevalence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 26.8% | |
| 2 | Egypt | 24.7% | |
| 3 | Lesotho | 24.3% | |
| 4 | Algeria | 21.2% | |
| 5 | Mauritius | 20.9% | |
| 6 | South Africa | 20.7% | |
| 7 | Tunisia | 20.5% | |
| 8 | Seychelles | 20.2% | |
| 9 | Botswana | 18.7% | |
| 10 | Comoros | 17.2% | |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 15.4% | |
| 12 | Zambia | 14.6% | |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 14.3% | |
| 14 | Rwanda | 14.3% | |
| 15 | Namibia | 14.1% | |
| 16 | Morocco | 13% | |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 12.9% | |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.2% | |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 11.3% | |
| 20 | Burundi | 11.2% | |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 11% | |
| 22 | Kenya | 10.7% | |
| 23 | Gambia | 10.5% | |
| 24 | Malawi | 9.7% | |
| 25 | Eswatini | 9.5% | |
| 26 | Mauritania | 9.5% | |
| 27 | Tanzania | 9.3% | |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.8% | |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | |
| 30 | Liberia | 8.2% | |
| 31 | Mali | 8% | |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.8% | |
| 33 | Niger | 7.7% | |
| 34 | Uganda | 7.5% | |
| 35 | Chad | 7.4% | |
| 36 | Cameroon | 6.5% | |
| 37 | Senegal | 6.5% | |
| 38 | Togo | 6.4% | |
| 39 | Benin | 6.3% | |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 5.2% | |
| 41 | Ghana | 3.4% | |
| 42 | Nigeria | 3.3% |
Algeria
Mauritius
South Africa
Tunisia
Seychelles
Botswana
Comoros
Republic of the Congo
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Rwanda
Namibia
Morocco
Sierra Leone
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Kenya
Gambia
Malawi
Eswatini
Mauritania
Tanzania
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Sao Tome and Principe
Niger
Uganda
Chad
Cameroon
Senegal
Togo
Benin
Ethiopia
Ghana
NigeriaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Smoking Prevalence figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=smoking_prevalence_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of adults who smoke?
Madagascar has the highest share of adults who smoke in Africa at 26.8% (2022), followed by Egypt and Lesotho.
Which African country has the lowest share of adults who smoke?
Nigeria has the lowest share of adults who smoke of the 42 African countries with data, at 3.3% (2022).
How many African countries report Smoking Prevalence data?
42 of 54 African countries have a recent Smoking Prevalence figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=smoking_prevalence_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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