Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.2% against 24.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 32.8% | 6.4% | Chile |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 29.1% | 2.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 25.8% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25.2% against 24.3% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Chile ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th 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.