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Datos obtenidos: 2025.   Página actualizada: 2025-12-11

La prevalencia del consumo de tabaco en Kenia sigue siendo una importante preocupación de salud pública. Según datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), en 2022 se estimaba que había 2,573,131 fumadores de 15 años o más. Ese mismo año, la prevalencia general de tabaquismo en adultos fue de 7.6%, con una marcada diferencia entre géneros: el 14.7% de los hombres y el 0.7% de las mujeres eran fumadores. Esto representa una leve disminución respecto a 2020, cuando la prevalencia general era de 8.1%, con un 15.6% en hombres y un 0.8% en mujeres. En 2021, el consumo de tabaco fue responsable de 9,418 fallecimientos, lo que equivale al 2.63% de todas las muertes atribuibles al tabaquismo. Se observan claras diferencias de género en la mortalidad asociada: 7,810 muertes entre hombres (3.81% de todas las muertes masculinas) y 1,608 entre mujeres (1.05% de todas las muertes femeninas). Como referencia, en 2015 la prevalencia de fumadores adultos diarios era de 8.3%, con un 16.6% en hombres y un 0.4% en mujeres. Estas cifras ponen de manifiesto el persistente desafío que representa el tabaquismo en Kenia y la necesidad de mantener las intervenciones de salud pública y las medidas regulatorias para reducir tanto la prevalencia de fumadores como las consecuencias sanitarias asociadas.

Prevalencia

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 3.2 million 1A
2024 2.3 million 1B
Referencias:
  1. (1) WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition. (2) Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Ed.). (2019). World Population Prospects 2019 (Online Edition Rev. 1.; Population Division). United Nations. https://population.un.org/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
  2. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 10.2% 1A
2020 8.1% 1B
2022 7.6% 1C A
2024 6.4% 1D
Referencias:
  1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition.
  2. WHO. (2021). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition (4th ed). World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/348537
  3. WHO. (2024). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240088283
  4. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comentarios:
  1. Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 1% 1A
2020 0.8% 1B
2022 0.7% 1C A
2024 0.9% 1D
Referencias:
  1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition.
  2. WHO. (2021). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition (4th ed). World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/348537
  3. WHO. (2024). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240088283
  4. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comentarios:
  1. Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2019 19.5% 1A
2020 15.6% 1B
2022 14.7% 1C A
2024 12.1% 1D
Referencias:
  1. WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, third edition. (2019). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-global-report-on-trends-in-prevalence-of-tobacco-use-2000-2025-third-edition.
  2. WHO. (2021). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000-2025, fourth edition (4th ed). World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/348537
  3. WHO. (2024). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240088283
  4. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
Comentarios:
  1. Current tobacco smoking rates among people aged 15 years and older, 2022 estimates. Crude adjusted prevalence (%).
1.6 million
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier 6% 3A A
2015 8.3% 3B B
Referencias:
  1. Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2014. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1
  2. Kenya STEPS survey, 2015; National, ages 18-69. Cited in WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Country profile.
Comentarios:
  1. In Kenya, GATS was first conducted in 2014 as a household survey of persons 15 years of age and older. A multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design was used to produce nationally representative data. There were a total of 4,408 completed individual interviews.
  2. Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier 0.6% 3A A
2015 0.4% 3B B
Referencias:
  1. Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2014. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1
  2. Kenya STEPS survey, 2015; National, ages 18-69. Cited in WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Country profile.
Comentarios:
  1. In Kenya, GATS was first conducted in 2014 as a household survey of persons 15 years of age and older. A multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design was used to produce nationally representative data. There were a total of 4,408 completed individual interviews.
  2. Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2017 or earlier 11.6% 3A A
2015 16.6% 3B B
Referencias:
  1. Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2014. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1
  2. Kenya STEPS survey, 2015; National, ages 18-69. Cited in WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Country profile.
Comentarios:
  1. In Kenya, GATS was first conducted in 2014 as a household survey of persons 15 years of age and older. A multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design was used to produce nationally representative data. There were a total of 4,408 completed individual interviews.
  2. Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.
Referencias:
  1. WHO. (2025). WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030 (6th edn). World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240116276
  2. Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2014. Available at:https://nccd.cdc.gov/GTSSDataSurveyResources/Ancillary/DataReports.aspx?CAID=1
  3. Kenya STEPS survey, 2015; National, ages 18-69. Cited in WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Country profile.
Comentarios:
  1. In Kenya, GATS was first conducted in 2014 as a household survey of persons 15 years of age and older. A multi-stage, geographically clustered sample design was used to produce nationally representative data. There were a total of 4,408 completed individual interviews.
  2. Prevalence of daily tobacco smoking from the latest survey.

Mortalidad

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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 8,118 1A
2021 9,418 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 1,881 1A
2021 1,608 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 6,237 1A
2021 7,810 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 3.57% 1A
2021 2.63% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 1.5% 1A
2021 1.05% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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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Year Value Reference/Comment
2016 4.2% 1A
2021 3.81% 1B A
Referencias:
  1. The Tobacco Atlas. Available at: https://tobaccoatlas.org/topic/deaths/ Data source: GBD 2016 Risk Factors Collaborators.
  2. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
Referencias:
  1. Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results/
Comentarios:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Promoción de productos

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-ken.pdf?sfvrsn=6fd5b57b_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 December 2025.

Regulación

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-ken.pdf?sfvrsn=6fd5b57b_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 December 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. There are certain restrictions in place.

Disponibilidad

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-ken.pdf?sfvrsn=6fd5b57b_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 December 2025.
  2. World Integrated Trade Solution. World Bank. Cigarettes containing tobacco imports by country in 2023. Available at: https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2023/tradeflow/Imports/partner/WLD/product/240220. Accessed: 6 December 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. There are certain restrictions in place.
  2. An import license is required.

Regulaciones y restricciones

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-ken.pdf?sfvrsn=6fd5b57b_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 December 2025.

Impuesto

Referencias:
  1. WHO. WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023. Available at: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/country-profiles/tobacco/gtcr-2023/tobacco-2023-ken.pdf?sfvrsn=6fd5b57b_3&download=true. Accessed: 5 December 2025.
Comentarios:
  1. Total taxation rate: 32.92%
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