Moldova vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males

Moldova
50.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
53.5%
in 2024
Moldova rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time

  • Moldova
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 53.5% against 50.7% in Moldova, a difference of 2.8%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Moldova's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Moldova ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 166 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Moldova Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 43.0% 69.3% 26.3% Papua New Guinea
2010s 46.0% 62.1% 16.1% Papua New Guinea
2020s 50.0% 54.9% 4.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Moldova or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 53.5% against 50.7% in Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Moldova and Papua New Guinea?
2.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Papua New Guinea?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Moldova and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
Moldova ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.