Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 21.0% against 20.5% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 119th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 166 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 33.9% | 16.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 27.6% | 8.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 21.9% | 1.6% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 21.0% against 20.5% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 0.5%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Eswatini ranks 119th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th 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.