Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Cape Verde
- Jamaica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 4.9% against 4.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 92nd and Jamaica ranks 95th of 166 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 8.1% | 2.7% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.2% | 1.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 0.6% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Cape Verde or Jamaica?
- Cape Verde, at 4.9% against 4.4% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 0.5%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Cape Verde ranks 92nd and Jamaica ranks 95th 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.