Laos vs Post-demographic dividend: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Laos
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Laos currently reports 42.5% against 24.2% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 18.3%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.8 times Post-demographic dividend's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 30th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 166 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 41.7% | 24.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 33.0% | 21.5% | Laos |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 25.4% | 18.7% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Laos or Post-demographic dividend?
- Laos, at 42.5% against 24.2% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Laos and Post-demographic dividend?
- 18.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Post-demographic dividend?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Laos ranks 30th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 33rd 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.