Pre-demographic dividend vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 38.9% against 16.6% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 46 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 47.0% | 18.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 43.2% | 21.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 39.5% | 22.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Pre-demographic dividend or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 38.9% against 16.6% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Pre-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
- 22.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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.