Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Thailand
Thailand: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 34.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Thailand, 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 Thailand stood at 34.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Thailand peaked at 50.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2024.
Thailand ranks 60th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9% | — |
| 2005 | 46.7% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 34.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.8%, 93% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 34.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.1%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.5% | 45.0% | 50.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 41.4% | 39.7% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 34.2% | 36.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Thailand?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Thailand was 34.2% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2024.
- How does Thailand rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Thailand ranks 60th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.