Jamaica vs United States: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Jamaica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.0% against 18.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 122nd and United States ranks 120th of 166 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 42.0% | 15.7% | United States |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 30.5% | 8.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 21.4% | 2.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Jamaica or United States?
- United States, at 20.0% against 18.5% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Jamaica and United States?
- 1.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United States?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and United States rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Jamaica ranks 122nd and United States ranks 120th 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.