Palau vs United States: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Palau
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 11.6% against 11.1% in Palau, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 56th and United States ranks 54th of 166 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 24.8% | 9.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 17.9% | 4.9% | United States |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 12.4% | 1.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Palau or United States?
- United States, at 11.6% against 11.1% in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Palau and United States?
- 0.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and United States?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Palau and United States rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Palau ranks 56th and United States ranks 54th 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.