Korea vs Kuwait: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Korea
18.6%
in 2024
Kuwait
19.4%
in 2024
Korea rank
92nd
Kuwait rank
89th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 19.4% against 18.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 92nd and Kuwait ranks 89th of 178 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 20.6% | 12.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 19.8% | 5.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 0.2% | Korea |
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, Korea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 19.4% against 18.6% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Korea and Kuwait?
- 0.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Kuwait?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Kuwait rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Korea ranks 92nd and Kuwait ranks 89th 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.