Latin America & Caribbean vs Luxembourg: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 23.5% against 8.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th and Luxembourg ranks 19th of 46 groups.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 23.0% | 8.6% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 23.1% | 11.9% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 23.4% | 14.9% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Latin America & Caribbean or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 23.5% against 8.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Latin America & Caribbean and Luxembourg?
- 15.4%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Luxembourg?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Luxembourg rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th and Luxembourg ranks 19th of 46 groups.
- 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.