Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Middle income
Middle income: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 36.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Middle 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 Middle income is 36.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Middle income peaked at 53.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2024.
That places Middle income 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.8% | — |
| 2005 | 49.7% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 37.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.5% | 48.0% | 53.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 42.1% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.5% | 38.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 9 Papua New Guinea 53.5% compare
- 10 Mongolia 51.7% compare
- 11 Marshall Islands 51.3% compare
- 12 Moldova 50.7% compare
- 13 Armenia 50.5% compare
- 14 Kiribati 50.4% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 49.9% compare
More health data for Middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0345 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0335 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0371 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Middle income?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Middle income was 36.5% 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Middle income ranks 12th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle 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.