Lesotho vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Lesotho
49.4%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
34.9%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
18th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Lesotho
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 49.4% against 34.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 14.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Lesotho ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 43.8% 1.5% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 45.2% 39.1% 6.1% Lesotho
2020s 48.7% 35.4% 13.3% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Lesotho or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Lesotho, at 49.4% against 34.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
14.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Lesotho ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th 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.