Smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population fell 8.70% to 10.5% in Costa Rica in 2022, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population in Costa Rica reached an all time high of 25.5% in 1990 and an all time low of 10.5% in 2022.
Costa Rica has been ranked 4th within the group of 7 countries we follow in terms of smokers as a percentage of 15+ year-old male population, 18 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Smokers (As % of 15+ Year-Old Male Population) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Colombia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Costa Rica | % | 15.3% | 14.5% | 13.8% | 13.0% | 12.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0% | 12.0% | 12.5% | ... | 12.3% | ... | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | 13.2% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.7% | 10.3% | ... |
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