Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 18.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 18.9% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 31.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2024.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 38th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8% | 26.8% | 31.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.6% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.9% | 20.4% | 4 |
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More health data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, annual growth rate -0.308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 18.9% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.