Italy vs Low income: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Italy
- Low income
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.3% against 3.0% in Low income, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Italy's figure about 6.4 times Low income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 35th and Low income ranks 36th of 166 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 8.5% | 10.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 5.3% | 13.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 3.3% | 16.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Italy or Low income?
- Italy, at 19.3% against 3.0% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Italy and Low income?
- 16.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Low income?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Low income rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Italy ranks 35th and Low income ranks 36th 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.