Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lesotho: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
36.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
49.4%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th
Lesotho rank
17th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Lesotho
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 49.4% against 36.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.1%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 46 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 52.4% 42.3% 10.0% Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 44.5% 45.2% 0.7% Lesotho
2020s 37.5% 48.7% 11.2% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 49.4% against 36.3% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?
13.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 17th 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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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.