North America vs Vanuatu: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- North America
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 40.8% against 19.3% in North America, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 36th and Vanuatu ranks 37th of 46 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 48.2% | 7.7% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 44.6% | 15.2% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 41.3% | 20.7% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, North America or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 40.8% against 19.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between North America and Vanuatu?
- 21.5%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Vanuatu?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North America and Vanuatu rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- North America ranks 36th and Vanuatu ranks 37th of 46 groups.
- 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.