Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Denmark
Denmark: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 16.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Denmark, 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 Denmark stood at 16.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Denmark peaked at 40.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2024.
That places Denmark 129th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.9% | — |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 16.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 16.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.4%, 48% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 31.4% | 40.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.3% | 28.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 126 Mauritania 17.3% compare
- 127 Kenya 16.8% compare
- 128 Oman 16.6% compare
- 130 Cape Verde 15.9% compare
- 130 Comoros 15.9% compare
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 15.7% compare
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % 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 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % 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 Denmark?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Denmark was 16.5% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2024.
- How does Denmark rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Denmark ranks 129th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.