What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Kazakhstan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

247,620, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Tanzania, United Republic of?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers, men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Kazakhstan

2.54 million

in 2012

Tanzania, United Republic of

2.30 million

in 2012

Kazakhstan rank

40th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

42nd

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Kazakhstan
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 2.54 million against 2.30 million in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 247,620.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 40th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.34 million	1.23 million	111,770	Kazakhstan
1990s	1.38 million	1.68 million	297,539	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	1.95 million	2.07 million	118,181	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	2.51 million	2.26 million	248,753	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Kazakhstan or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Kazakhstan, at 2.54 million against 2.30 million in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Kazakhstan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 247,620, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Kazakhstan and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Kazakhstan ranks 40th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers, men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of daily smokers, men and women
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimates of the number of men and women who smoke cigarettes at least daily (all ages).