Tuvalu vs World: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males over time
- Tuvalu
- World
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 47.6% against 33.3% in World, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Tuvalu ranks 20th and World ranks 22nd of 166 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tuvalu | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.0% | 47.8% | 17.2% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 40.8% | 16.1% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 34.3% | 14.4% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, males, Tuvalu or World?
- Tuvalu, at 47.6% against 33.3% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, males between Tuvalu and World?
- 14.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tuvalu and World?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Tuvalu and World rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Tuvalu ranks 20th and World ranks 22nd 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.