Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 14.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sao Tome and Principe, 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 Sao Tome and Principe is 14.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 14.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 50% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe'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 | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 14.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sao Tome and Principe 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.