Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco was 51.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of male adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of men who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands is 51.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 11th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 50.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 45.5% | 47.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 47.7% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 50.2% | 51.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 469 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands?
- Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco in Marshall Islands was 51.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of men who smoke or use other tobacco recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of men who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Marshall Islands ranks 11th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who smoke or use other tobacco rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Estimated percentage of male adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.