Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Italy
25.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
25.8%
in 2024
Italy rank
90th
Saudi Arabia rank
89th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Italy
  • Saudi Arabia
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 25.8% against 25.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 166 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 31.4% 25.3% 6.1% Italy
2010s 28.9% 25.6% 3.3% Italy
2020s 26.1% 25.7% 0.4% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 25.8% against 25.6% in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
0.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Italy ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th 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

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.