Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 38.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Late-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Late-demographic dividend is 38.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 49.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2024.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.2% | — |
| 2005 | 46.5% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.0% | 45.5% | 49.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 41.9% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.9% | 38.3% | 39.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 5 Georgia 57.5% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 56.2% compare
- 7 Jordan 55.1% compare
- 8 Lebanon 54.1% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 53.5% compare
- 10 Mongolia 51.7% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 51.3% compare
More health data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0432 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 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Late-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Late-demographic dividend was 38.3% 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2024.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.