Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 25.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 25.8%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.2% | — |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +0.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 25.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 25.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33.0%, 78% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 25.2% | 25.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.5% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.6% | 25.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Saudi Arabia?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Saudi Arabia was 25.8% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 89th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.