Costa Rica vs Uganda: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged

Costa Rica
7.9%
in 2024
Uganda
7.5%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
160th
Uganda rank
162nd

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uganda
510152025200020122024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.9% against 7.5% in Uganda, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 160th and Uganda ranks 162nd of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 15.9% 21.9% 5.9% Uganda
2010s 11.4% 13.2% 1.8% Uganda
2020s 8.4% 8.3% 0.1% Costa Rica

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, Costa Rica or Uganda?
Costa Rica, at 7.9% against 7.5% in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Costa Rica and Uganda?
0.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Uganda rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
Costa Rica ranks 160th and Uganda ranks 162nd 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.

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Indicator
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older, by sex (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
208 places, 1,248 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed