Australia vs Canada: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 13.7% against 13.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 147th and Canada ranks 145th of 166 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 26.9% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 20.2% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 14.5% | 0.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 13.7% against 13.4% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Australia and Canada?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Australia ranks 147th and Canada ranks 145th 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.