Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Libya
Libya: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 48.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Libya, 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 Libya stood at 48.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Libya peaked at 68.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2024.
That places Libya 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Libya, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.3% | — |
| 2005 | 63.7% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 48.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Libya's 48.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5% | 61.6% | 68.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 54.7% | 58.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 48.2% | 51.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0404 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Libya?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Libya was 48.2% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Libya ranks 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.