Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands is 51.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Marshall Islands peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 11th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 51.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 51.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 45.5% | 47.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 47.7% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 51.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Marshall Islands?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Marshall Islands was 51.3% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Marshall Islands ranks 11th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.