IBRD only vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- IBRD only
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 53.5% against 38.0% in IBRD only, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times IBRD only's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
IBRD only ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 46 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3% | 69.3% | 18.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 62.1% | 17.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 54.9% | 15.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, IBRD only or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 53.5% against 38.0% in IBRD only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between IBRD only and Papua New Guinea?
- 15.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do IBRD only and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- IBRD only ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th 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.