Comoros vs Kenya: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Comoros
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 16.8% against 15.9% in Comoros, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 130th and Kenya ranks 127th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 30.8% | 13.0% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 23.6% | 4.8% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.7% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Comoros or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 16.8% against 15.9% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Comoros and Kenya?
- 0.9%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Kenya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Kenya rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Comoros ranks 130th and Kenya ranks 127th 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.