Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kenya
Kenya: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 16.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 16.8%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kenya peaked at 34.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2024.
Kenya ranks 127th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2005 | 29.8% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 16.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 58% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 16.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 27.9% | 34.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.8% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 124 Ecuador 17.7% compare
- 125 Sierra Leone 17.5% compare
- 126 Mauritania 17.3% compare
- 128 Oman 16.6% compare
- 129 Denmark 16.5% compare
- 130 Cape Verde 15.9% compare
- 130 Comoros 15.9% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kenya was 16.8% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Kenya ranks 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.