Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in China
China: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 44.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in China, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in China stood at 44.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in China peaked at 51.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 2024.
China ranks 26th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in China, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 47.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 44.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 44.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 48.7% | 51.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 46.7% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 44.6% | 44.2% | 45.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in China?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in China was 44.2% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 2024.
- How does China rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- China ranks 26th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.