Denmark vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Denmark
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 15.0% against 2.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.7%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 6.6 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 46th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 166 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 4.9% | 26.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 3.5% | 19.2% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 2.4% | 13.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Denmark or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Denmark, at 15.0% against 2.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Denmark and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 12.7%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Denmark ranks 46th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 45th 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.