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

Eastern Europe
24.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
5th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th

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

  • Eastern Europe
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.3% against 24.9% in Eastern Europe, a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Eastern Europe's.

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

Eastern Europe ranks 5th 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 Europe Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 34.7% 52.1% 17.4% Papua New Guinea
2010s 29.5% 45.7% 16.2% Papua New Guinea
2020s 25.6% 40.3% 14.7% 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 Europe or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.3% against 24.9% in Eastern Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Eastern Europe and Papua New Guinea?
14.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Eastern Europe and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
Eastern Europe ranks 5th 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