Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) was 36.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Early-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 36.5% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 59.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 13th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.0% | — |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 37.9% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 51.3% | 59.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 43.3% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.5% | 39.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.5369 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1302 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.6954 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0461 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Early-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Early-demographic dividend was 36.5% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.