Ecuador vs Kenya: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Ecuador
17.7%
in 2024
Kenya
16.8%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
124th
Kenya rank
127th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Ecuador
  • Kenya
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 17.7% against 16.8% in Kenya, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

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

Ecuador ranks 124th and Kenya ranks 127th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 21.4% 30.8% 9.4% Kenya
2010s 19.6% 23.6% 4.0% Kenya
2020s 18.0% 17.7% 0.3% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Ecuador or Kenya?
Ecuador, at 17.7% against 16.8% in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Ecuador and Kenya?
0.9%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Kenya?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Kenya rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Ecuador ranks 124th 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

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.