Australia vs Maldives: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Australia
- Maldives
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.9% against 9.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Maldives ahead.
Australia ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 65th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 21.8% | 1.9% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 15.1% | 0.3% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 0.5% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Australia or Maldives?
- Australia, at 9.9% against 9.3% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Australia and Maldives?
- 0.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Maldives?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Maldives rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 65th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.