Azerbaijan vs Kuwait: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Azerbaijan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 19.4% against 18.7% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 84th and Kuwait ranks 82nd of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 20.5% | 8.4% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.8% | 3.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.4% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Azerbaijan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 19.4% against 18.7% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 0.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Kuwait rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Azerbaijan ranks 84th and Kuwait ranks 82nd 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 (% of 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 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.