Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Paraguay
Paraguay: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 10.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Paraguay, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Paraguay stood at 10.1%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Paraguay peaked at 47.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2024.
Paraguay ranks 159th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.4% | — |
| 2005 | 34.3% | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -6.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 10.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 27% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 10.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 30.1% | 47.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.0% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 13.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Paraguay?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Paraguay was 10.1% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Paraguay ranks 159th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.