Bulgaria vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Bulgaria
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 40.6% against 18.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 21.8%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 166 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 28.6% | 24.5% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 23.7% | 23.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 19.4% | 22.2% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Bulgaria or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Bulgaria, at 40.6% against 18.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 21.8%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Bulgaria ranks 38th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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.