Lesotho vs Small states: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Lesotho
- Small states
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 49.4% against 34.8% in Small states, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Small states ahead.
Lesotho ranks 17th and Small states ranks 19th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 44.9% | 2.5% | Small states |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 39.6% | 5.6% | 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 Small states?
- Lesotho, at 49.4% against 34.8% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Lesotho and Small states?
- 14.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Small states?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Small states rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Lesotho ranks 17th and Small states ranks 19th 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.