Belgium vs IDA total: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Belgium
20.6%
in 2024
IDA total
5.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
29th
IDA total rank
28th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Belgium
  • IDA total
510152025200020122024

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

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.