Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kuwait
Kuwait: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 36.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 36.4% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kuwait peaked at 37.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 50th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2005 | 37.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 36.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 36.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 36.7% | 37.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 36.3% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.2% | 36.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 47 Azerbaijan 37.2% compare
- 48 Ukraine 36.8% compare
- 49 Albania 36.7% compare
- 51 France 35.9% compare
- 52 India 35.6% compare
- 53 Kazakhstan 35.4% compare
- 53 Philippines 35.4% compare
- 53 Russian Federation 35.4% compare
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % 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 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % 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 Kuwait?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Kuwait was 36.4% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Kuwait ranks 50th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.