Denmark vs Uruguay: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Denmark
15.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
16.6%
in 2024
Denmark rank
46th
Uruguay rank
43rd

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Denmark
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 16.6% against 15.0% in Denmark, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 31.1% 26.5% 4.5% Denmark
2010s 22.7% 21.7% 1.0% Denmark
2020s 16.0% 17.3% 1.3% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Denmark or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 16.6% against 15.0% in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Denmark and Uruguay?
1.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uruguay?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Uruguay rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
Denmark ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.