Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 14.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in United Kingdom, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 14.6% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in United Kingdom peaked at 39.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 138th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.9% | — |
| 2005 | 32.2% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 29.7% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -4.6% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 14.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 14.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.4%, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 29.7% | 39.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 21.2% | 26.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in United Kingdom?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in United Kingdom was 14.6% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- United Kingdom ranks 138th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.