Papua New Guinea vs South Asia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.2% against 10.1% in South Asia, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.5 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Asia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 14th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 33.4% | 0.6% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 20.2% | 8.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 11.2% | 14.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Papua New Guinea or South Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 25.2% against 10.1% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 15.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th and South Asia ranks 14th 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.