Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Burundi
Burundi: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 15.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Burundi, 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 Burundi is 15.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Burundi peaked at 35.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2024.
That places Burundi 133rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -3.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 15.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.6%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 15.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 26.9% | 35.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 17.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 130 Cape Verde 15.9% compare
- 130 Comoros 15.9% compare
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
- 134 Brazil 15.4% compare
- 135 United Arab Emirates 15.3% compare
- 136 Belize 15.0% compare
- 136 Malawi 15.0% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Burundi?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Burundi was 15.5% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2024.
- How does Burundi rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Burundi ranks 133rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.