Belarus vs North America: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Belarus
- North America
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 29.2% against 15.3% in North America, a difference of 13.9%.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.9 times North America's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 33rd and North America ranks 33rd of 166 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 32.5% | 7.9% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 23.6% | 11.6% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 16.3% | 13.7% | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Belarus or North America?
- Belarus, at 29.2% against 15.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Belarus and North America?
- 13.9%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and North America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and North America rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Belarus ranks 33rd and North America ranks 33rd 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.