Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Cape Verde is 10.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Cape Verde peaked at 20.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 10.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 49% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 10.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.7% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 74.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 68.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Cape Verde?
- Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco in Cape Verde was 10.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Cape Verde ranks 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%).