Cape Verde vs Gambia: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Cape Verde
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 11.1% against 10.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 131st and Gambia ranks 128th of 166 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.6% | 0.3% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 14.9% | 0.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 11.6% | 0.7% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Cape Verde or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 11.1% against 10.4% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 0.7%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Cape Verde ranks 131st and Gambia ranks 128th 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.