Belgium vs IDA total: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Belgium
- IDA total
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 20.6% against 5.1% in IDA total, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 4.0 times IDA total's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 29th and IDA total ranks 28th of 166 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 15.4% | 7.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 9.7% | 12.2% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 5.7% | 15.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Belgium or IDA total?
- Belgium, at 20.6% against 5.1% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Belgium and IDA total?
- 15.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and IDA total?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and IDA total rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Belgium ranks 29th and IDA total ranks 28th 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.