Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Jordan
Jordan: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 55.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Jordan, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 55.1% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Jordan peaked at 55.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 7th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Jordan, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.9% | — |
| 2005 | 54.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 55.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 55.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 1.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 53.9% | 54.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 54.5% | 55.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More health data for Jordan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 842.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 470 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2 % 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 0.048 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 Jordan?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Jordan was 55.1% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Jordan ranks 7th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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.