Romania vs Western Africa: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
Romania
29.7%
in 2024
Western Africa
4.9%
in 2024
Romania rank
31st
Western Africa rank
30th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- Romania
- Western Africa
How they compare
Romania currently reports 29.7% against 4.9% in Western Africa, a difference of 24.8%.
That makes Romania's figure about 6.1 times Western Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 30th of 178 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5% | 11.7% | 25.9% | Romania |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 7.7% | 26.0% | Romania |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 5.3% | 25.1% | Romania |
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, Romania or Western Africa?
- Romania, at 29.7% against 4.9% in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between Romania and Western Africa?
- 24.8%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Western Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Western Africa rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- Romania ranks 31st and Western Africa ranks 30th 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.