Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) was 37.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 37.2% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 70.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2024.
That places South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.1% | — |
| 2005 | 62.6% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 59.1% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 41.4% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 59.1% | 70.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 47.4% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.2% | 41.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More health data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.1224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0461 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.043 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.0419 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate -0.4429 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 37.2% 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2024.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.