Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 16.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pre-demographic dividend, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded 16.6% 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 2.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 32.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2024.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.6% | — |
| 2005 | 27.6% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 25.9% | 32.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.6% | 18.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More health data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0326 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0276 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0392 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Pre-demographic dividend 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.