Bangladesh vs Northern America: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Bangladesh
32.0%
in 2024
Northern America
15.2%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
23rd
Northern America rank
23rd
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Bangladesh
- Northern America
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 32.0% against 15.2% in Northern America, a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.1 times Northern America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Northern America ranks 23rd of 178 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 33.5% | 20.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 23.3% | 18.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 16.4% | 17.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged, Bangladesh or Northern America?
- Bangladesh, at 32.0% against 15.2% in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Bangladesh and Northern America?
- 16.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Northern America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Northern America rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Bangladesh ranks 23rd and Northern America ranks 23rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.