Papua New Guinea vs South-eastern Asia: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2024
South-eastern Asia
25.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
South-eastern Asia rank
4th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South-eastern Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.3% against 25.6% in South-eastern Asia, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times South-eastern Asia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and South-eastern Asia ranks 4th of 178 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 33.8% | 18.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 29.2% | 16.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 26.1% | 14.2% | 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, Papua New Guinea or South-eastern Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.3% against 25.6% in South-eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Papua New Guinea and South-eastern Asia?
- 13.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South-eastern Asia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South-eastern Asia rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and South-eastern Asia ranks 4th 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.