Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 15.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 15.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 29.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2% | — |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 23.5% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0287 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 15.2% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 43rd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.