Vanuatu—Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)
Vanuatu's current tobacco use, male adults (%) was 40.8% in 2024, ranking #37 out of 166 countries. This represents a -0.2% change from 2023. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 49.9% (2000) and the lowest was 40.8% (2024). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 49.9% |
Top Countries — Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 76.2% | 2024 |
| 2 | Myanmar | 70.1% | 2024 |
| 3 | West Bank and Gaza | 60.3% | 2024 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 59.3% | 2024 |
| 5 | Georgia | 57.5% | 2024 |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 56.2% | 2024 |
| 7 | Jordan | 55.1% | 2024 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 54.1% | 2024 |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 53.5% | 2024 |
| 10 | Mongolia | 51.7% | 2024 |
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
Original contributors: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho
Unit
% of male adults