India vs Nepal: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 10.6% against 9.7% in India, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
India ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 60th of 166 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 42.5% | 9.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 24.0% | 4.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 12.0% | 1.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, India or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 10.6% against 9.7% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between India and Nepal?
- 0.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- India ranks 63rd and Nepal ranks 60th 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.