Mauritania vs Mozambique: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 18.2% against 17.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Mozambique ranks 123rd of 166 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 39.3% | 11.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 28.2% | 5.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 19.4% | 1.3% | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Mauritania or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 18.2% against 17.3% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 0.9%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Mozambique?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Mozambique rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Mozambique ranks 123rd 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.