Number of daily smokers, men and women in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of daily smokers, men and women was 2.30 million in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
2.30 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
42nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.30 million
in 2012
All-time low
1.06 million
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Number of daily smokers, men and women in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1980–2012

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1980199620121980: 1.1M1981: 1.1M1982: 1.1M1983: 1.2M1984: 1.2M1985: 1.2M1986: 1.3M1987: 1.3M1988: 1.4M1989: 1.4M1990: 1.5M1991: 1.5M1992: 1.6M1993: 1.6M1994: 1.7M1995: 1.7M1996: 1.8M1997: 1.8M1998: 1.8M1999: 1.9M2000: 1.9M2001: 1.9M2002: 2.0M2003: 2.0M2004: 2.1M2005: 2.1M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.2M2008: 2.2M2009: 2.2M2010: 2.2M2011: 2.3M2012: 2.3M

Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 2.30 million for number of daily smokers, men and women in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of daily smokers, men and women in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 2.30 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.06 million, in 1980.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Number of daily smokers, men and women in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Number of daily smokers, men and women in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 1.06 million
1981 1.10 million +3.2%
1982 1.13 million +3.2%
1983 1.17 million +3.3%
1984 1.21 million +3.3%
1985 1.25 million +3.2%
1986 1.29 million +3.1%
1987 1.33 million +3.0%
1988 1.37 million +3.0%
1989 1.41 million +3.2%
1990 1.45 million +3.2%
1991 1.50 million +3.5%
1992 1.56 million +3.6%
1993 1.61 million +3.6%
1994 1.67 million +3.5%
1995 1.73 million +3.3%
1996 1.78 million +3.1%
1997 1.81 million +1.5%
1998 1.83 million +1.5%
1999 1.87 million +1.7%
2000 1.90 million +1.9%
2001 1.94 million +2.1%
2002 1.98 million +2.1%
2003 2.02 million +2.1%
2004 2.07 million +2.1%
2005 2.11 million +2.0%
2006 2.13 million +1.2%
2007 2.16 million +1.1%
2008 2.18 million +1.1%
2009 2.20 million +1.1%
2010 2.23 million +1.2%
2011 2.26 million +1.3%
2012 2.30 million +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.23 million 1.06 million 1.41 million 10
1990s 1.68 million 1.45 million 1.87 million 10
2000s 2.07 million 1.90 million 2.20 million 10
2010s 2.26 million 2.23 million 2.30 million 3

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 39 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.65 million compare
  2. 40 Kazakhstan 2.54 million compare
  3. 41 Canada 2.33 million compare
  4. 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.29 million compare
  5. 44 Kenya 2.25 million compare
  6. 45 Chile 2.16 million compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of daily smokers, men and women in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Number of daily smokers, men and women in Tanzania, United Republic of was 2.30 million in 2012, according to IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of daily smokers, men and women recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 2.30 million in 2012.
What is the lowest number of daily smokers, men and women recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.06 million in 1980.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for number of daily smokers, men and women?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2012.
Is number of daily smokers, men and women rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
The figures come from IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of daily smokers, men and women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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