Estimates of current tobacco use prevalence by gender in EECA (2022)
(2025)
The region also exhibits significant gender disparities in tobacco use, showing an alarmingly high prevalence among men. An average of 41.2% of men were current tobacco users in 2022, compared to just 5.3% of women. These gender differences are particularly pronounced in some countries, where tobacco use rates among men are exceptionally high. In Georgia, for instance, 55.9% of the male population were current tobacco users in 2022, followed closely by Moldova at 52.4%, Kyrgyzstan at 51.3%, Armenia at 48.2%, and Belarus at 46.3%. All of these countries rank within the top 25 globally for tobacco use among men, with Georgia occupying the 5th position.