Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in North America
North America: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 19.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in North America, 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 North America is 19.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in North America peaked at 46.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2024.
North America ranks 36th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in North America, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.8% | — |
| 2005 | 38.7% | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 20.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 36.1% | 46.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 26.8% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
More health data for North America
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate -0.6806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.3175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0301 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in North America?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in North America was 19.3% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2024.
- How does North America rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- North America ranks 36th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.