Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tuvalu: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 19.2% against 2.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 7.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Tuvalu ranks 36th of 46 groups.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 24.9% | 18.6% | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 22.2% | 18.0% | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 19.6% | 16.9% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 19.2% against 2.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 16.6%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th and Tuvalu ranks 36th 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.