East Asia & Pacific vs Palestine: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 60.3% against 43.5% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 3rd of 46 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 0.4% | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 54.5% | 6.8% | Palestine |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 59.4% | 15.3% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, East Asia & Pacific or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 60.3% against 43.5% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between East Asia & Pacific and Palestine?
- 16.8%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Palestine?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 3rd 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.