Tobacco smoking in Kuwait
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-01-13
In Kuwait, tobacco smoking continues to present significant public health challenges. As of 2022, the prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 years and older was 22.7%, with a notable gender disparity: 35.6% of males and 2.1% of females were smokers. This represents a slight increase from 2020 when male and female smoking prevalence rates were 33.9% and 2.3%, respectively. The total number of smokers as of 2022 was 775,144, compared to 736,502 in 2020, indicating a growing trend. The adult daily tobacco smoking prevalence in 2022 was 37.3% with 58.9% among males and 15.1% among females.
Smoking-related mortality remains a concern.12.83% of all deaths in 2021 was attributed to tobacco smoking, including 16.11% of male deaths and 4.25% of female deaths. Also, tobacco was responsible for 1,549 deaths in 2021, compared to earlier estimates. These figures underscore the ongoing public health implications of tobacco use in Kuwait and highlight the need for continued regulatory and preventive measures to mitigate the rising prevalence and consequential health impacts.
Prevalence
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019 |
627.8 thousand |
1A
|
2020 |
736.5 thousand |
1B
|
2022 |
775.1 thousand |
1C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019 |
19.3% |
2A
|
2020 |
22.3% |
2B
|
2022 |
22.7% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019 |
2.1% |
2A
|
2020 |
2.3% |
2B
|
2022 |
2.1% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019 |
36.5% |
2A
|
2020 |
33.9% |
2B
|
2022 |
35.6% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
1001 |
18.5% |
4A
A
|
2014 |
18% |
4B
B
|
Comments:
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
1001 |
1.6% |
4A
A
|
2014 |
2% |
4B
B
|
Comments:
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
1001 |
31% |
4A
A
|
2014 |
35.4% |
4B
B
|
Comments:
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
World Population Prospects 2019 [Internet]. United Nations; 2019. (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, editor. Population Division). Report No.: Rev. 1. Available from: https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
- These rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age-standardization to allow comparison with other countries. They do not necessarily resemble country data from 2015
- Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Smoking-related mortality
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
866 |
1A
|
2021 |
1.5 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
159 |
1A
|
2021 |
142 |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
707 |
1A
|
2021 |
1.4 thousand |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
14.77% |
1A
|
2021 |
12.83% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
6.2% |
1A
|
2021 |
4.25% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
16.7% |
1A
|
2021 |
16.11% |
1B
A
|
Comments:
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
Comments:
- Number of tobacco-related deaths in the population in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
- Percentage of tobacco-related deaths to deaths from all causes in 2021 by gender for all age groups. Tobacco-related mortality includes smoking tobacco use, smokeless tobacco use and second-hand smoke.
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