Italy vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Italy
19.3%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
3.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
35th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Italy
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
5101520200020122024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 19.3% against 3.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 15.6%.

That makes Italy's figure about 5.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Italy ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 19.1% 8.9% 10.2% Italy
2010s 19.1% 6.0% 13.1% Italy
2020s 19.3% 4.0% 15.3% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Italy or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Italy, at 19.3% against 3.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
15.6%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
Italy ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd 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

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.