Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bolivia
Bolivia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 20.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bolivia, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 20.6% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bolivia peaked at 33.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2024.
Bolivia ranks 118th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | -2.4% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 20.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 71% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 20.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 28.4% | 33.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 24.2% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 20.6% | 22.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 116 Zimbabwe 21.0% compare
- 117 Guatemala 20.7% compare
- 119 Eswatini 20.5% compare
- 120 United States 20.0% compare
- 121 Burkina Faso 18.7% compare
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 Bolivia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Bolivia was 20.6% 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2024.
- How does Bolivia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Bolivia ranks 118th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.