Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Qatar
Qatar: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 21.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Qatar, 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 Qatar is 21.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Qatar peaked at 23.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2023.
Qatar ranks 111th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 21.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 21.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 65% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 22.8% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 22.0% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Qatar?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Qatar was 21.5% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Qatar ranks 111th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar 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.