Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Romania
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Romania currently reports 38.4% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 23.2%.
That makes Romania's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 166 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 25.9% | 23.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 20.2% | 24.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 15.8% | 23.4% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Romania, at 38.4% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Romania ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th 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.