Northern America vs Türkiye: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Northern America
15.2%
in 2024
Türkiye
31.1%
in 2024
Northern America rank
23rd
Türkiye rank
25th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Northern America
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 31.1% against 15.2% in Northern America, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.0 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 25th of 30 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 32.5% | 1.0% | Northern America |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 31.6% | 8.4% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 31.1% | 14.7% | Türkiye |
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, Northern America or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 31.1% against 15.2% in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Northern America and Türkiye?
- 15.9%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Türkiye?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Türkiye rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Northern America ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 25th 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.