India vs Russia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
India currently reports 35.6% against 35.4% in Russia, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 52nd and Russia ranks 53rd of 166 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 53.1% | 11.0% | India |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 44.5% | 5.9% | India |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 36.8% | 0.8% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, India or Russia?
- India, at 35.6% against 35.4% in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between India and Russia?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- India ranks 52nd and Russia ranks 53rd 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.