This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Kenya statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Kenyan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Kenyan-specific metadata information.
| Goal |
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages |
|---|---|
| Target |
3.a Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate |
| Indicator |
3.a.1 Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older |
| Metadata update |
2024 |
| Data reporter |
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |
| Organisation |
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |
| Contact person(s) |
Senior Manager, Social Statistics |
| Contact organisation unit |
Social Statistics |
| Contact person function |
Compiling health statistics |
| Contact phone |
+254735004401 |
| Contact mail |
P.O. Box 30366, Nairobi |
| Contact email | |
| Definition and concepts |
Definition: The percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. |
| Unit of measure |
Percentage |
| Data sources |
Population-based surveys - 2014 KDHS; 2015 STEPS Survey; 2022 TADSAS; 2022 KDHS |
| Data collection method |
Data on tobacco use collected through population-based survey at the house-hold level |
| Data collection calendar |
2025 |
| Data release calendar |
2024 |
| Data providers |
KNBS, National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) |
| Data compilers |
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |
| Institutional mandate |
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is mandated to collect, compile, analyze, publish and disseminate official statistics for public use, and the co-ordination of the national statistical system, under Statistics Act 2006 |
| Rationale |
Tobacco use is a major contributor to illness and death from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). All daily and non-daily users of tobacco are at risk of a variety of poor health outcomes across the life-course, including NCDs. Reducing the prevalence of current tobacco use will make a large contribution to reducing premature mortality from NCDs. Routine and regular monitoring of this indicator is necessary to enable accurate monitoring and evaluation of the impact of implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), or tobacco control policies in the countries that are not yet Parties to the WHO FCTC, over time. |
| Comment and limitations |
The prevalence of current tobacco use is not age-standardized |
| Method of computation |
Current tobacco use which is either daily or non-daily (occasional) use at the time of the survey |
| Methods and guidance available to countries for the compilation of the data at the national level |
Not applicable |
| Quality management |
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is ISO certified based on 9001:2015 Standard requirements. The processes of compilation, production, publication and dissemination of data, including quality control, are carried out following the methodological framework and standards established by the KNBS, in compliance with the Internationally acceptable standards |
| Quality assurance |
The KNBS adheres to Kenya Statistical Quality Assurance Framework (KesQAF) that underlines principles to be assured in managing the statistical production processes and output. Data consistency and quality checks are conducted through Technical Working Groups (TWGs) before publication and dissemination. |
| Quality assessment |
The processes of compilation, production, publication and dissemination of data, including quality control are subjected to a set criteria and standards to ensure conformity |
| Data availability and disaggregation |
Data available at national and county level only Data is disaggregated by demographic characteristics |
| Comparability/deviation from international standards |
None |
| References and Documentation |
URl: https://www.knbs.or.ke/download/economic-survey-2023/ https://www.nacada.go.ke References: 2014 and 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Surveys; Kenya Stepwise Survey for Non-communicable Diseases Risk Factors 2015 Report; National Survey on the Status of Drugs and Substance Use in Kenya 2022 |
| Metadata last updated | Aug 28, 2025 |