Libya vs Nigeria: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Libya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.2% in Libya, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Libya's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st of 166 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Libya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.2% in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Libya and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nigeria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Libya ranks 164th and Nigeria ranks 161st 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.