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IndiaSmoking Prevalence, Males (%)

Category: HealthSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #45 of 164
Latest Value
37.8%
2022
YoY Change
-2.6%
20212022
Global Rank
#45
of 164 countries
Maximum
70.8%
2000
Minimum
37.8%
2022
CAGR
-2.8%
8 years
Last
37.8%
Previous
38.8%
Highest
70.8%
Lowest
37.8%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
202237.8%-2.6%
202138.8%-3.0%
202040.0%-13.8%
201546.4%-13.9%
201053.9%-8.2%
200758.7%-6.1%
200562.5%-11.7%
200070.8%

Top Countries — Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)

#CountryValueYear
1Indonesia73.1%2022
2Myanmar69.5%2022
3Timor-Leste67.0%2022
4Jordan57.6%2022
5Georgia55.9%2022
6Solomon Islands54.4%2022
7Papua New Guinea54.3%2022
8Kiribati52.5%2022
9Moldova52.4%2022
10Mongolia51.7%2022
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About This Indicator

Definition

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.

Methodology

Data compiled by Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho.

Source: World Bank - World Development IndicatorsView original source →