Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 25.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg is 25.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Luxembourg peaked at 33.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2024.
Luxembourg ranks 91st of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2005 | 31.4% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -0.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 25.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 25.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.4%, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.7% | 33.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.0% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.5% | 26.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Luxembourg?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Luxembourg was 25.5% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Luxembourg ranks 91st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.