Papua New Guinea vs Western Asia: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2024
Western Asia
23.2%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
Western Asia rank
8th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Western Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 39.3% against 23.2% in Western Asia, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Western Asia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and Western Asia ranks 8th 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 | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 26.2% | 25.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 24.6% | 21.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 23.4% | 16.9% | 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 Western Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 39.3% against 23.2% in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Papua New Guinea and Western Asia?
- 16.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Western Asia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Western Asia rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 7th and Western Asia ranks 8th 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.