IDA only vs Portugal: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

IDA only
6.2%
in 2024
Portugal
22.5%
in 2024
IDA only rank
24th
Portugal rank
22nd

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • IDA only
  • Portugal
510152025200020122024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 22.5% against 6.2% in IDA only, a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.6 times IDA only's.

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

IDA only ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 46 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA only Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 19.6% 15.5% 4.1% IDA only
2010s 12.1% 18.1% 6.0% Portugal
2020s 6.8% 21.8% 14.9% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, IDA only or Portugal?
Portugal, at 22.5% against 6.2% in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between IDA only and Portugal?
16.3%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Portugal?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do IDA only and Portugal rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
IDA only ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 46 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IDA only vs Portugal: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-current-tobacco-use-females-percent-of-female-adults/ida-only/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-current-tobacco-use-females-percent-of-female-adults/ida-only/portugal/">IDA only vs Portugal: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females</a> — Statizoid

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.