Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) was 41.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 41.7% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lithuania peaked at 61.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 33rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.4% | — |
| 2005 | 56.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 41.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 41.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.4%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 54.4% | 61.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.0% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 41.7% | 44.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lithuania?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Lithuania was 41.7% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.