Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Costa Rica
11.8%
in 2024
New Zealand
10.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
154th
New Zealand rank
156th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
1015202530200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 11.8% against 10.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 154th and New Zealand ranks 156th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 22.2% 25.7% 3.5% New Zealand
2010s 16.9% 17.4% 0.5% New Zealand
2020s 12.4% 11.2% 1.3% Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 11.8% against 10.3% in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
1.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Costa Rica ranks 154th and New Zealand ranks 156th 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.