Eastern Africa vs Romania: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Eastern Africa
8.8%
in 2024
Romania
29.7%
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
28th
Romania rank
31st
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Eastern Africa
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 29.7% against 8.8% in Eastern Africa, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes Romania's figure about 3.4 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 28th and Romania ranks 31st of 30 groups.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 37.5% | 18.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 33.6% | 20.5% | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 30.4% | 21.0% | Romania |
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, Eastern Africa or Romania?
- Romania, at 29.7% against 8.8% in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Eastern Africa and Romania?
- 20.9%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Romania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Romania rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Eastern Africa ranks 28th and Romania ranks 31st 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.