Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Oman
Oman: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 16.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Oman, 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 Oman is 16.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Oman peaked at 16.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
Oman ranks 128th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 16.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Oman's 16.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 50% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.2% | 14.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 125 Sierra Leone 17.5% compare
- 126 Mauritania 17.3% compare
- 127 Kenya 16.8% compare
- 129 Denmark 16.5% compare
- 130 Cape Verde 15.9% compare
- 130 Comoros 15.9% compare
More health data for Oman
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Oman?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Oman was 16.6% 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 Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Oman ranks 128th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman 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.