Samoa vs Sweden: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Samoa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 14.6% against 13.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th of 166 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 36.3% | 16.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 24.7% | 7.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 15.9% | 1.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Samoa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 14.6% against 13.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Samoa and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Samoa ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 47th 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.