Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Lebanon: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 54.1% against 38.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 8th of 46 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 41.5% | 12.9% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 46.3% | 0.2% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 52.8% | 13.3% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 54.1% against 38.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
- 15.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lebanon?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Lebanon rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 8th 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.