Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Brazil
Brazil: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 15.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15.4% 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 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Brazil peaked at 28.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 134th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.6% | — |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 15.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 42% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 15.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 23.7% | 28.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.4% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
- 133 Burundi 15.5% compare
- 135 United Arab Emirates 15.3% compare
- 136 Belize 15.0% compare
- 136 Malawi 15.0% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Brazil was 15.4% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Brazil ranks 134th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.