Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Polynesia: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged

Lao People's Democratic Republic
25.4%
in 2024
Polynesia
25.2%
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
51st
Polynesia rank
53rd

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Polynesia
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 25.4% against 25.2% in Polynesia, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 51st and Polynesia ranks 53rd of 178 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Polynesia Difference Ahead
2000s 48.8% 34.9% 13.8% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 35.4% 30.3% 5.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 26.9% 26.0% 0.9% Lao People's Democratic Republic

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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Polynesia?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 25.4% against 25.2% in Polynesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Polynesia?
0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Polynesia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Polynesia rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 51st and Polynesia ranks 53rd 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