Armenia vs South Asia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Armenia
- South Asia
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 50.5% against 37.2% in South Asia, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Asia ahead.
Armenia ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 10th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.0% | 63.9% | 1.0% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 57.4% | 51.1% | 6.3% | Armenia |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 39.0% | 12.4% | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Armenia or South Asia?
- Armenia, at 50.5% against 37.2% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Armenia and South Asia?
- 13.3%, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and South Asia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and South Asia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Armenia ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 10th 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.