Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Panama
Panama: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Panama recorded 7.8% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Panama peaked at 21.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
That places Panama 164th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.8% | — |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 30% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Panama's 7.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 38% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.1% | 21.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Panama?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Panama was 7.8% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- How does Panama rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Panama ranks 164th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.