Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Prevalence of current tobacco use, males was 39.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Upper middle income, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 39.4% for prevalence of current tobacco use, males in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Upper middle income peaked at 48.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2024.
That places Upper middle income 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.8% | — |
| 2005 | 46.4% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 40.5% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.9% | 45.5% | 48.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 42.4% | 44.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 39.4% | 40.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 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 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 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 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Upper middle income?
- Prevalence of current tobacco use, males in Upper middle income was 39.4% 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of current tobacco use, males recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for prevalence of current tobacco use, males?
- Upper middle income ranks 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of current tobacco use, males rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.