Arab World vs Palestine: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Arab World
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 60.3% against 38.7% in Arab World, a difference of 21.6%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.6 times Arab World's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 6th and Palestine ranks 3rd of 46 groups.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 51.0% | 12.3% | Palestine |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 54.5% | 16.6% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 59.4% | 20.9% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Arab World or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 60.3% against 38.7% in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Arab World and Palestine?
- 21.6%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Palestine?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Arab World and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Arab World ranks 6th and Palestine ranks 3rd of 46 groups.
- 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.