Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Singapore
Singapore: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 22.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 22.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Singapore peaked at 28.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2024.
That places Singapore 107th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7% | — |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 26.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 22.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 85% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 22.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1%, 57% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 26.5% | 28.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 24.3% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Singapore?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Singapore was 22.1% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2024.
- How does Singapore rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Singapore ranks 107th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.