Bangladesh vs Libya: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Bangladesh
49.9%
in 2024
Libya
48.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
15th
Libya rank
18th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Libya
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 49.9% against 48.2% in Libya, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Libya ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and Libya ranks 18th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Libya Difference Ahead
2000s 64.2% 64.5% 0.3% Libya
2010s 57.5% 56.8% 0.7% Bangladesh
2020s 51.0% 49.4% 1.6% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Bangladesh or Libya?
Bangladesh, at 49.9% against 48.2% in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Bangladesh and Libya?
1.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Libya?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Libya rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Bangladesh ranks 15th and Libya ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.