OECD members vs Turkey: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- OECD members
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 41.9% against 24.3% in OECD members, a difference of 17.6%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 31st of 46 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 49.2% | 9.7% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 46.0% | 14.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 42.5% | 17.2% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, OECD members or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 41.9% against 24.3% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between OECD members and Turkey?
- 17.6%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Turkey?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Turkey rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- OECD members ranks 32nd and Turkey ranks 31st 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.