Low income vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Low income
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 38.9% against 18.8% in Low income, a difference of 20.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.1 times Low income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 46 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 47.0% | 15.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 43.2% | 18.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 39.5% | 20.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Low income or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 38.9% against 18.8% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Low income and Sri Lanka?
- 20.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Low income and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Low income ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 46 groups.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.