Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lebanon
Lebanon: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 54.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 54.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lebanon peaked at 54.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 8th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.5% | — |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 54.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 54.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 39.5% | 43.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 44.8% | 47.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.3% | 54.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 5 Georgia 57.5% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 56.2% compare
- 7 Jordan 55.1% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 53.5% compare
- 10 Mongolia 51.7% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 51.3% compare
More health data for Lebanon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,106 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 185 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5482 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.209 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lebanon?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lebanon was 54.1% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Lebanon ranks 8th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.