North America vs Spain: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- North America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 26.2% against 11.3% in North America, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 46 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 27.4% | 2.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 26.9% | 9.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 26.4% | 14.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, North America or Spain?
- Spain, at 26.2% against 11.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between North America and Spain?
- 14.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do North America and Spain rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- North America ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th 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.