Myanmar vs Palestine: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Myanmar
- Palestine
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 70.1% against 60.3% in Palestine, a difference of 9.8%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Palestine's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Myanmar ranks 2nd and Palestine ranks 3rd of 166 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 51.0% | 29.0% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 54.5% | 21.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 59.4% | 11.2% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Myanmar or Palestine?
- Myanmar, at 70.1% against 60.3% in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Myanmar and Palestine?
- 9.8%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Palestine?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Myanmar ranks 2nd and Palestine ranks 3rd 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.