South America vs Turkey: Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged
South America
13.0%
in 2024
Turkey
31.1%
in 2024
South America rank
26th
Turkey rank
26th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged over time
- South America
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 31.1% against 13.0% in South America, a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.4 times South America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 26th of 30 groups.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 32.5% | 9.3% | Turkey |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 31.6% | 14.0% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 31.1% | 17.4% | Turkey |
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, South America or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 31.1% against 13.0% in South America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged between South America and Turkey?
- 18.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and Turkey?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do South America and Turkey rank globally for age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged?
- South America ranks 26th and Turkey ranks 26th 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.