Myanmar vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Myanmar
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 70.1% against 39.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 30.7%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 166 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 46.9% | 33.0% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 43.3% | 32.3% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 39.9% | 30.7% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Myanmar or Upper middle income?
- Myanmar, at 70.1% against 39.4% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Myanmar and Upper middle income?
- 30.7%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Upper middle income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Myanmar ranks 2nd and Upper middle income ranks 5th 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.