Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Low income
Low income: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 18.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Low income, 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 Low income is 18.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Low income peaked at 35.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2024.
That places Low income 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.4% | — |
| 2005 | 30.8% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.0% | 35.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.4% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.8% | 20.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More health data for Low income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0225 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, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.49 % 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, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Low income?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Low income was 18.8% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Low income ranks 40th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low income 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.