Belize vs United Arab Emirates: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Belize
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 9.0% against 8.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 142nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th of 166 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 15.2% | 2.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 11.9% | 1.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 9.4% | 0.6% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Belize or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 9.0% against 8.5% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Belize and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and United Arab Emirates?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and United Arab Emirates rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Belize ranks 142nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 139th 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.