Sweden vs Tonga: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Sweden
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 16.3% against 14.6% in Sweden, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 47th and Tonga ranks 44th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 13.8% | 22.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 14.8% | 9.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.0% | 0.1% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Sweden or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 16.3% against 14.6% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Sweden and Tonga?
- 1.7%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tonga?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Tonga rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Sweden ranks 47th and Tonga ranks 44th 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.