Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Australia
Australia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 13.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Australia is 13.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Australia peaked at 27.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2024.
Australia ranks 147th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.1% | — |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 13.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 52% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 13.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1%, 34% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 22.0% | 27.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.3% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.4% | 15.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 906.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Australia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Australia was 13.4% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Australia ranks 147th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.