Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Peru
Peru: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 21.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Peru, 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 Peru is 21.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Peru peaked at 54.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2024.
Peru ranks 109th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.1% | — |
| 2005 | 44.4% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | -3.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 21.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 60% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Peru's 21.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.6%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 41.3% | 54.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 30.3% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 21.9% | 25.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Peru?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Peru was 21.9% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2024.
- How does Peru rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Peru ranks 109th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.