Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?

Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.30 million against 2.25 million in Kenya as of 2012.

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

47,090, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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.

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

Kenya

2.25 million

in 2012

Tanzania, United Republic of

2.30 million

in 2012

Kenya rank

44th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

42nd

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 2.30 million against 2.25 million in Kenya, a difference of 47,090.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 44th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	985,852	1.23 million	245,139	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	1.47 million	1.68 million	211,629	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	1.90 million	2.07 million	166,838	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	2.17 million	2.26 million	95,983	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 2.30 million against 2.25 million in Kenya as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 47,090, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Kenya ranks 44th 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).