Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Mauritania
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 17.5% against 17.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th of 166 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 53.5% | 25.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 33.4% | 10.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 19.4% | 1.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 17.5% against 17.3% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 0.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Sierra Leone ranks 125th 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.