Number of daily smokers in Tonga
Tonga: Number of daily smokers was 22,029 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Number of daily smokers in Tonga, 1980–2012
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 22,029 for number of daily smokers in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of daily smokers in Tonga peaked at 22,707 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17,214, in 1985.
Tonga ranks 175th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,450 | 17,214 | 17,905 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,279 | 18,057 | 18,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,213 | 19,226 | 22,707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,175 | 22,029 | 22,328 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of daily smokers in Tonga?
- Number of daily smokers in Tonga was 22,029 in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of daily smokers recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22,707 in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of daily smokers recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,214 in 1985.
- How does Tonga rank for number of daily smokers?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of daily smokers rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of daily smokers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).