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

Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2024
Southern Asia
22.4%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
Southern Asia rank
9th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Southern Asia
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.3% against 22.4% in Southern Asia, a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Southern Asia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 9th 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 Southern Asia Difference Ahead
2000s 52.1% 49.0% 3.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 45.7% 33.7% 12.0% Papua New Guinea
2020s 40.3% 24.0% 16.3% 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 Southern Asia?
Papua New Guinea, at 39.3% against 22.4% in Southern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia?
16.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Southern Asia rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 9th 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