Mauritius vs Samoa: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Mauritius
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 32.8% against 32.3% in Samoa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.
Mauritius ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 66th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.5% | 49.6% | 4.1% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 41.2% | 1.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 33.5% | 0.2% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Mauritius or Samoa?
- Mauritius, at 32.8% against 32.3% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Mauritius and Samoa?
- 0.5%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Samoa rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Mauritius ranks 64th and Samoa ranks 66th 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.