Men are more likely to smoke than women almost everywhere in the world

Almost one-quarter of adults in the world smoke tobacco. However, there are significant differences by gender.

More than one-third of men smoke, while less than one in ten women do.

Men are more likely to smoke in almost every country in the world. You can see this on the chart, which plots the share of men who smoke versus the share of women. Nearly all countries lie above the diagonal line, which means more men smoke than women.

This data is based on adults aged 15 years and older and includes all smoked tobacco products. It does not include electronic cigarettes.

(This Daily Data Insight was written by Hannah Ritchie.)