Eswatini vs Jamaica: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Eswatini
- Jamaica
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 20.5% against 18.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Eswatini ranks 119th and Jamaica ranks 122nd of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 26.3% | 8.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 22.4% | 3.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.0% | 1.2% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Eswatini or Jamaica?
- Eswatini, at 20.5% against 18.5% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Eswatini and Jamaica?
- 2.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Eswatini ranks 119th and Jamaica ranks 122nd 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.