Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Rwanda
Rwanda: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 14.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 14.5%. 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 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Rwanda peaked at 58.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2024.
That places Rwanda 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -6.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 14.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.6%, 93% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.9%, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 42.5% | 58.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 26.9% | 36.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 14.5% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 136 Belize 15.0% compare
- 136 Malawi 15.0% compare
- 138 United Kingdom 14.6% compare
- 139 Sao Tome and Principe 14.5% compare
- 141 Norway 14.2% compare
- 142 El Salvador 14.1% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Rwanda?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Rwanda was 14.5% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- How does Rwanda rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Rwanda ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.