Ireland vs Tonga: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Ireland
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 16.3% against 15.3% in Ireland, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 45th and Tonga ranks 44th of 166 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 13.8% | 18.0% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 14.8% | 8.5% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 0.3% | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Ireland or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 16.3% against 15.3% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Ireland and Tonga?
- 1.0%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Tonga?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Ireland ranks 45th and Tonga ranks 44th 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.