Tanzania: tobacco smokers by gender

Tobacco smoking was significantly more common among men than women in Tanzania as of 2018. According to the survey, there were two million current smokers in the country. Some 12.9 percent were male, while only 1.1 percent were female.

Percentage of tobacco smokers in Tanzania as of 2018, by gender

Characteristic	Percentage of tobacco smokers
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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Tanzania

Survey time period

February to April 2018

Number of respondents

4,797 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Questionnaire and personal interview

Supplementary notes

According to the source, "the data was weighted to conform to the latest available population figures from the 2012 Population and Housing census projected for 2017. The 4,797 unweighted cases corresponded to approximately 29.6 million adults aged at least 15 years in the country".

The source also adds: "Current tobacco smoking was defined as having smoked tobacco within the past 30 days either daily or occasionally. The smoked tobacco products assessed in the survey included manufactured cigarettes, hand-rolled cigarettes, kiko, cigars and shisha".

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