Tobacco smoking in Zimbabwe
Data sourced:
2022.
Page updated:
2025-02-10
In Zimbabwe, the prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 years and older was reported to be 8.7% in 2022, with a higher prevalence observed among males with 18%, compared to females with 0.7%. This represents a decline from previous years. In 2020, smoking prevalence was 9.1% overall, with 18.8% among males and 0.8% among females. The number of smokers aged 15 and older was estimated to be 757,116 in 2022. This reflects a slight decrease from 753,836 smokers in 2020 and a significant drop from 1,130,394 in 2019. The adult daily smoking prevalence in 2017 was reported to be 11.8%, with a prevalence of 22.9% among males and 1.2% among females. Smoking-related mortality also presents a critical public health concern, with 6.42% of all male deaths and 2.28% of all female deaths attributed to smoking in 2021, totaling 8,696 deaths. These figures highlight the ongoing public challenges caused by tobacco smoking in Zimbabwe. The situation requires concerted efforts to reduce the prevalence of tobacco smoking and its associated health impacts.
Prevalence
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019 |
1.1 million |
1A
|
2020 |
753.8 thousand |
1B
|
2022 |
757.1 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 |
13.9% |
2A
|
2020 |
9.1% |
2B
|
2022 |
8.7% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019 |
1.3% |
2A
|
2020 |
0.8% |
2B
|
2022 |
0.7% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2019 |
26.5% |
2A
|
2020 |
18.8% |
2B
|
2022 |
18% |
2C
A
|
Comments:
- Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
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
Smoking-related mortality
Year |
Value |
Reference/Comment |
2016 |
8.4 thousand |
1A
|
2021 |
8.7 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 |
2.3 thousand |
1A
|
2021 |
2.0 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 |
6.1 thousand |
1A
|
2021 |
6.7 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 |
6.61% |
1A
|
2021 |
4.51% |
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 |
3.4% |
1A
|
2021 |
2.28% |
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 |
7.8% |
1A
|
2021 |
6.42% |
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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