Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 35.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total stood at 35.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 52.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2024.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.9% | — |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 35.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.5% | 46.9% | 52.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 40.9% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 35.2% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More health data for IDA & IBRD total
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0375 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in IDA & IBRD total?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in IDA & IBRD total was 35.2% 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 IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 16th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.