Central America vs Turkey: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Central America
13.9%
in 2024
Turkey
31.1%
in 2024
Central America rank
24th
Turkey rank
26th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Central America
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 31.1% against 13.9% in Central America, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.2 times Central America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 26th of 30 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 32.5% | 13.9% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 31.6% | 15.4% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 31.1% | 16.9% | Turkey |
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, Central America or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 31.1% against 13.9% in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Central America and Turkey?
- 17.2%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Turkey?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Turkey rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Central America ranks 24th and Turkey ranks 26th of 30 groups.
- 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.