Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Mauritania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 166 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 7.9% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 4.8% | 0.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Mauritania, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Mauritania ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 119th 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.