Cameroon vs China: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Cameroon
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and China ranks 142nd of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Cameroon or China?
- China, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Cameroon and China?
- 0.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and China rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and China ranks 142nd 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.