Afghanistan vs Iraq: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 38.1% against 37.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 45th of 166 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 39.1% | 14.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 38.3% | 7.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.0% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 38.1% against 37.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Afghanistan ranks 46th and Iraq ranks 45th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the male population ages 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. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.