Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bahamas
Bahamas: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 31.3% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bahamas peaked at 31.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2000.
That places Bahamas 71st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2005 | 23.0% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 29.3% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 31.3% | +1.6% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 31.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 31.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.4% | 23.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 24.8% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.3% | 31.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 68 Cambodia 31.7% compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 31.6% compare
- 70 South Korea 31.5% compare
- 72 North Korea 31.1% compare
- 73 Estonia 30.9% compare
- 74 Seychelles 30.4% compare
More health data for Bahamas
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -11.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0809 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,358 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bahamas?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bahamas was 31.3% 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Bahamas ranks 71st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.