Ecuador vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Ecuador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.7% against 17.5% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Ecuador ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th of 166 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 53.5% | 32.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 33.4% | 13.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 19.4% | 1.3% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
- Ecuador, at 17.7% against 17.5% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Ecuador ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th 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.