Portugal vs East Timor: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females

Portugal
22.5%
in 2024
East Timor
21.4%
in 2024
Portugal rank
22nd
East Timor rank
25th

Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time

  • Portugal
  • East Timor
0510152025200020122024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 22.5% against 21.4% in East Timor, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Timor ahead.

Portugal ranks 22nd and East Timor ranks 25th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 15.5% 19.2% 3.7% East Timor
2010s 18.1% 19.9% 1.8% East Timor
2020s 21.8% 21.1% 0.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Portugal or East Timor?
Portugal, at 22.5% against 21.4% in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Portugal and East Timor?
1.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and East Timor?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Portugal and East Timor rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
Portugal ranks 22nd and East Timor ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 1,908 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

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.