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

Kiribati
37.7%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.3% against 37.7% in Kiribati, a difference of 1.6%.

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

Kiribati ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 64.2% 52.1% 12.2% Kiribati
2010s 50.2% 45.7% 4.6% Kiribati
2020s 39.7% 40.3% 0.7% 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, Kiribati or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.3% against 37.7% in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
1.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Papua New Guinea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Papua New Guinea rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
Kiribati ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th 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