Ireland vs Pre-demographic dividend: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Ireland
15.3%
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
2.4%
in 2024
Ireland rank
45th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
43rd

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Ireland
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 15.3% against 2.4% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 6.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 45th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 43rd of 166 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
2000s 31.7% 6.8% 24.9% Ireland
2010s 23.2% 4.3% 19.0% Ireland
2020s 16.3% 2.6% 13.7% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Ireland or Pre-demographic dividend?
Ireland, at 15.3% against 2.4% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Ireland and Pre-demographic dividend?
12.9%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Pre-demographic dividend?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
Ireland ranks 45th and Pre-demographic dividend 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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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.