North America vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.2% against 11.3% in North America, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times North America's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 46 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 32.8% | 8.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 29.1% | 11.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 25.8% | 13.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25.2% against 11.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 13.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- North America ranks 13th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th 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.