Eastern Asia vs Papua New Guinea: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged

Eastern Asia
22.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th

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

  • Eastern Asia
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.3% against 22.4% in Eastern Asia, a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Eastern Asia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 30 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 26.9% 52.1% 25.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 24.5% 45.7% 21.2% Papua New Guinea
2020s 22.7% 40.3% 17.6% Papua New Guinea

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 Asia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.3% against 22.4% in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
16.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eastern Asia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
Eastern Asia ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th 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.

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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