Bulgaria vs Euro area: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Bulgaria
- Euro area
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 36.7% against 23.5% in Euro area, a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 4th and Euro area ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 27.0% | 5.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 25.2% | 9.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 23.7% | 12.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Bulgaria or Euro area?
- Bulgaria, at 36.7% against 23.5% in Euro area as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Bulgaria and Euro area?
- 13.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Euro area?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Euro area rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Bulgaria ranks 4th and Euro area ranks 1st 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.