East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs East Timor: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 76.2% against 45.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 30.8%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and East Timor ranks 1st of 46 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 75.0% | 23.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 75.7% | 26.7% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 76.2% | 30.4% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 76.2% against 45.4% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and East Timor?
- 30.8%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and East Timor?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 2nd and East Timor ranks 1st of 46 groups.
- 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.