Lebanon vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Lebanon
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 54.1% against 39.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.7%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Lebanon ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 46.9% | 5.4% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 43.3% | 3.0% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 39.9% | 12.9% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Lebanon or Upper middle income?
- Lebanon, at 54.1% against 39.4% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Lebanon and Upper middle income?
- 14.7%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Upper middle income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Lebanon ranks 8th and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.