Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 38.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 38.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 58.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2024.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3% | 51.3% | 58.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 44.4% | 48.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 38.4% | 40.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More health data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0381 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 38.4% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2024.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.