Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) was 19.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 19.6% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 34.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2024.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.0% | — |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 28.3% | 34.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.5% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.6% | 21.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More health data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Africa Eastern and Southern was 19.6% in 2024, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 34th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.