Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Congo
Congo: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Congo recorded 30.0% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Congo peaked at 30.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2000.
That places Congo 75th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 30.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 30.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 1.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 18.8% | 21.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.6% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 27.5% | 30.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 Congo?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Congo was 30.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Congo ranks 75th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.