Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 45.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pacific island small states, 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 Pacific island small states is 45.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pacific island small states peaked at 55.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2024.
That places Pacific island small states 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.7% | — |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 45.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 51.6% | 55.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 47.8% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 45.0% | 46.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
More health data for Pacific island small states
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0323 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0304 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0539 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 0.6629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pacific island small states?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pacific island small states was 45.0% 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 Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2024.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Pacific island small states ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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.