Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 Latin America & Caribbean stood at 19.0%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 32.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 27.2% | 32.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 22.8% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.0% | 20.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 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 0.903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.2931 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & Caribbean was 19.0% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.